Game 3 of Celtics-Heat has been hotly contested on the court, but a lot of the buzz has been players coming off of it. The latest injury scare involved Jayson Tatum.

The Celtics superstar was in a scramble for a loose ball with Heat guard Victor Oladipo when he was brushed to the side and hurt what appears to be his shoulder.

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Jayson Tatum stayed on the ground for over a minute before being escorted into the Celtics locker room. But moments after looking to be in serious pain, Jayson Tatum soon returned to action.

It was the second time that Celtics fans rode that same roller coaster of emotions within the same quarter. Marcus Smart had suffered what looked like a gruesome ankle injury that left fans holding their collective breath. That was until Smart came striding back from the locker room and back onto the fold.

The return of both Smart and Tatum, however, wasn't enough to secure the comeback win over the Heat in Game 3. The Celtics were able to come roaring back to cut it to one with just over two minutes remaining, but Miami gave the final blows in the 109-103 result