Jayson Tatum’s interviews canceled after Game 2 loss due to false fire alarm

A fireplace alarm was triggered at TD Backyard within the aftermath of the New York Knicks‘ 91-90 playoff victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday evening, inflicting a short evacuation.

TD Backyard officers launched a press release late Wednesday saying that an alarm was tripped and that nobody was injured. The reason for the alarm is below investigation, the assertion mentioned.

Alarms started blaring whereas New York’s Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart had been nonetheless on the podium concluding a postgame interview. Boston’s Jaylen Brown had simply accomplished his interview session in a separate room when officers directed members of the media towards the exits.

Because of the evacuation, Jayson Tatum’s deliberate interview session was canceled.

New York leads the collection 2-0 after two straight comeback wins. Brunson hit the go-ahead free throws with 12.7 seconds left in Sport 2. Tatum had the ball with an opportunity to win, however he could not get the shot off cleanly as Mikal Bridges came over to swipe the ball away.

Video games 3 and 4 will probably be at Madison Sq. Backyard. Sport 5, if obligatory, will probably be again in Boston. 

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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