Jayson Tatum's shoulder issue and Draymond Green's hoodlumism

Celtics Coach, Ime Udoka, has informed fans that Jayson Tatum's right shoulder injury is just a "stinger", and the star forward will have to play through some pain in any remaining Finals contests.

Ime Udoka says he believes Jayson Tatum’s shoulder is gonna hurt a bit, a stinger, whenever he gets hit but adds that there’s no big concern at the moment.
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) June 9, 2022

Jayson is dealing with significant pain in that right shoulder, but he is a right-handed shooter and scorer. There is a high probability that the shoulder injury is hampering his shooting accuracy. Her has to deal with the pain and no doubt at least some limited range of motion in that joint.

It's tough enough putting a 9.5-inch ball through an 18-inch hoop from 23 feet away with Andrew Wiggins almost in your shirt, but add shoulder pain and limited range of motion to the equation, and the task gets much, much more difficult.

Here’s @Money23Green intentionally not trying to get inside position, rather going behind Tatum and grabbing him from the top, over his body in an attempt to injure his shoulder. pic.twitter.com/HLOn9CCRzO
— PHX Fans (@PHXFansApp) June 9, 2022

The short tweet/video above sickens me. That was not a legitimate basketball play by Draymond Green. That was the play of a hoodlum Tatum injured that shoulder in Game 3 versus the Miami Heat, and fans can expect opponents to attack any weakness in the course of a game - particularly in the Finals. Green went well beyond in that single play.

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