Jayson Tatum didn’t bail out on Team USA like so many other NBA stars did — and they might be feeling validated watching Tatum hobble off the court on Tuesday.

The skilled Celtics wing suffered a sprained left ankle late in Team USA’s nervy 93-92 overtime win over Turkey in the FIBA World Cup while leading a breakaway that resulted in the Americans’ go-ahead points.

Tatum walked off the floor under his own power, and texted Celtics coach Brad Stevens about 20 minutes after getting hurt to tell him the injury didn’t seem serious, according to The Boston Globe. Tatum said his ankle was feeling better afterward, and he left the arena without a bad limp, per ESPN.

The national team’s roster, which also features Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell and Myles Turner, lacks the usual firepower, the result of many stars opting to prepare for the season rather than playing internationally for their country. It will be interesting to see whether Tatum returns — assuming the injury isn’t too serious — or prefers to rest his ankle with training camp coming up in less than a month.

Team USA avoided disaster when Tatum went to the free-throw line with one-tenth of a second left in regulation and hit two of three free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Khris Middleton, who led the team with 15 points, hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left in the extra period — he was fouled off the fateful dish from Tatum — to improve Team USA to 2-0 in the group stage. Ersan Ilyasova missed a potential game-winning 3 for Turkey at the buzzer. Walker erased a five-point overtime deficit by himself with a 3-pointer and another jumper.

“It was a heck of a game,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “As we all know, it was anybody’s game. We will accept the win.”

The Americans clinched a second-round berth with the victory. Their next game is on Thursday against Japan.

— With AP