DiBanza: I know the Celtics would have won the series against New York if Tatum hadn t been injured

Recently, AJ DiBanza, a popular rookie in the 2026 draft, was a guest on the podcast "Boardroom Talks".

Dibanza said he has been a Celtics fan since he was a child: "I still am today."

When asked if he was sad that the Celtics lost to the Knicks last season, DiBanza said: "Yes, but they only lost because Tatum was injured. I know if he continued to finish the game, it would not be a loss. "

Host: "You know you were down by 14 points with three minutes left in the game, right?"

Dibanza: "But that doesn't matter."

Host: "So you think you could have won that game in a tiebreaker?"

Dibanza: "It doesn't matter, we will win that series anyway. They can have fun now, that is New York, but they still lost the Eastern Conference Finals."

Host: "Last year's championship was the first championship that you were old enough to experience."

Dibanza: "I was in Pierce The year I won the championship with KG (Garnett), I was only 1 year old, but he (referring to my father beside him) took me to watch some games."

Note: The actual game situation was that Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon with 2 minutes and 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter of G4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, and the Celtics were 9 points behind 104-113. In the end, the Celtics lost to the Knicks 113-121, trailing 1-3 in the series, and were eventually eliminated 2-4.