India, May 3 -- It is official now. Jayson Tatum has been ruled out for the crucial do-or-die Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The injury update comes hours after the 28-year-old was listed as questionable with a left knee stiffness.

Tatum did not play in the final 15 minutes of Thursday's 106-93 loss in Game 6 and was seen riding an exercise bike in the hallway during the fourth quarter After the game, he told reporters: "You guys probably saw when I went to the back, saw me on the bike. My leg just was a little stiff when I came out in the third quarter. But just kind of assessing the moment, the game was a little out of reach."

He made it clear the issue was unrelated to the ruptured right Ach...