Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was almost a scratch for Saturday night's contest against the San Antonio Spurs with an ankle sprain. Thirty-six

Jayson Tatum was a pair of assists shy of a triple double, and Luke Kornet dominated the boards against the Spurs Saturday.

Tatum had been playing some of the best basketball of his career before suffering the injury on Monday night amid Boston’s eight-game winning streak. The superstar forward made a candid admission about the injury itself that had him on the floor in pain for multiple minutes after he went down following landing on Domantas Sabonis’ foot.