The New York Knicks guard was left bloodied after taking an elbow to the face by Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet. Hart would make both his foul shots and exited the game moments later to change his uniform. The Knicks led the Celtics 32-30 after the first quarter.

It's win or go home for the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors in the 2025 NBA playoffs. Coming into their series against the New York Knicks as a heavy favorite, the Celtics have experienced disaster after disaster.

As Knicks forward Josh Hart went to the basket for a layup, he took an elbow to the face from Celtics center Luke Kornet. Immediately blood started pouring from above Hart's left eye. He initially was headed back to the locker room but then went back to the bench to get treated by trainers, who applied a band-aid to the wound.

All eyes will be on TD Garden tonight as the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics look to avoid being eliminated from their second-round matchup against the Knicks.

The New York Knicks are one win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals visit in 25 years, and there have been a number of factors that have led to that

Tatum had a non-contact leg injury and had to be helped off the court, it looked serious and changes everything for Boston.

How does this impact Boston's postseason hopes? More importantly, what does it do to the team's contention window in the short and medium term?

The playoff hopes of the defending NBA champions were already teetering when Jaylen Brown, of the Boston Celtics, lost the basketball with just over three minutes remaining in Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals at New York’s Madison Square Garden.