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1:38Jayson Tatum Set To Make Season Debut Friday
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6:04Breaking News: Jayson Tatum (Achilles) To Return This Season
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15:38NBA Second-Half Predictions
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1:44Jayson Tatum Returning For Celtics?
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1:59NBA 2nd Half Storylines: Jayson Tatum's Return
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1:54Trade Deadline Watch: Boston Celtics
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1:05New Years Wish Or Dismiss: Jayson Tatum Comes Back & Celtics Win East
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2:05USA Basketball: Bye Lebron, Hello Jayson Tatum
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Confident, Calm or Concerned: Boston Celtics 1-3 Amidst Reset Year Without Jayson Tatum
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1:20NBA Offseason Injuries: Jayson Tatum (Celtics)
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1:49Former NBA Players Weigh In on Jayson Tatum's Injury
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0:34Breaking News: Jayson Tatum Undergoes Surgery For Torn Achilles
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1:05The Hornets Are Putting The Eastern Conference On Notice
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0:52Highlights: Hornets at Celtics (3/4)
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1:16Celtics Beat Suns, Wrap West Stretch Of Games At Nuggets
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0:48NBA Best Bets: Celtics at Warriors
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Top Jayson Tatum News
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Available to make season debut
Tatum (Achilles) will make his season debut Friday against Dallas, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
Tatum is officially off the injury report and will make his return to the court after 10 months of rehab. He's returning ahead of schedule and has been playing 5-on-5 at practices for the past month. Needless to say, but he's likely to have some restrictions right out of the gate.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Season debut expected Friday
Tatum (Achilles) is listed questionable for Friday's game against the Mavericks, with Shams Charania of ESPN relaying that the forward is expected to make his season debut.
Per Charania, Tatum "has been described as ready to go" less than 10 months after undergoing surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon, and the six-time All-Star appears likely to debut Friday at home versus Boston if he makes it through shootaround without issue. Tatum, who has been a full participant in 5-on-5 scrimmages for more than a week, is likely to face a significant minutes restriction if he plays Friday. Expect the Celtics to manage Tatum's playing time carefully for the remainder of the regular season with the hope that he's capable of handling something closer to full workload by the time the postseason gets underway.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Fully participating in scrimmages
Tatum (Achilles) has recently been a "full go in 5-on-5 scrimmages with the Celtics," Shams Charania reported Wednesday on ESPN's "NBA Countdown."
Tatum has seemingly reached the final checkpoint in his recovery from May 12 surgery to repair his right Achilles tendon. At this point, Charania notes that the star forward's main focus will be putting together "a number of practices and scrimmages" to rebuild his conditioning and increase the strength of his calves. Though Tatum has been non-committal about playing this season, all signs point to the 27-year-old suiting up at some point in March once he stacks up more on-court sessions and feels confident in the integrity of his right leg. The 38-20 Celtics have already been able to keep themselves near the top of the Eastern Conference standings amid Tatum's ongoing absence, but the late-season addition of the six-time All-Star would surely boost the club's odds of making a deep playoff run.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Checks out well after practice
Tatum (Achilles) said that he was "feeling good" after taking part in practice with the G League's Maine Celtics on Tuesday, but he remained non-committal about returning to action during the 2025-26 season, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports. "[It's been] 39 weeks [since Achilles surgery], so it's been a long journey," Tatum said. "[Practicing] was the next step. Doesn't mean that I'm coming back [this season] or I'm not. It's just following the plan."
Though Tatum achieved a major milestone in his recovery process Tuesday by taking part in 5-on-5 scrimmaging for the first time since tearing his right Achilles tendon May 12, both he and the Celtics aren't yet willing to offer up a timeline for him to resume playing in games. Instead, Tatum will continue working to regain conditioning over the next few weeks while gradually increasing the intensity of his on-court workload, and the Celtics will see how he responds before mapping out a potential return date. Tatum still looks to be a worthwhile player to stash in deeper formats or in shallower leagues with multiple injured-list slots, but fantasy managers should keep in mind that if he returns, the 27-year-old forward will likely be operating with a strict minutes limit for at least his first handful of games.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Practicing with G League club
The Celtics announced that Tatum (Achilles) will be assigned to the G League's Maine Celtics to take part in certain portions of the team's practice Monday.
Tatum had recently been cleared for 5-on-5 scrimmage work against the team's coaching staff, so his assignment to the G League for practice is another step in the right direction for the star forward, who has been out all season while recovering from May 13 surgery to address torn right Achilles tendon. Following Monday's practice, Tatum will be recalled to Boston, where he'll continue his rehab. Tatum is without a clear timeline to make his 2025-26 debut, but his involvement in practice would seem to be a firm indication that the Celtics are optimistic he'll be able to play at some point this season.
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Celtics' Jayson Tatum: Taking part in 5-on-5 work
Tatum (Achilles) has progressed to taking part in controlled 5-on-5 scrimmages against the Celtics' coaching staff, Shams Charania reported Sunday on ESPN's "NBA Countdown."
While Tatum remains without a timeline to make his 2025-26 debut after undergoing surgery May 13 to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon, he's continuing to reach new milestones in his rehab process and thus far appears to have avoided any major setbacks. Per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com, Tatum said Jan. 29 that he hasn't decided whether he'll attempt to play at any point this season, and if he does make a late-season return, the Celtics aren't expected to clear him until he's 100 percent confident in his surgically repaired Achilles. The rehab and recovery process for Achilles surgeries is typically around 9-to-12 months, with Wesley Matthews and Kobe Bryant being the lone past examples of NBA players who have returned from the injury in eight months or fewer.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-8, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: St. Louis, MO |
| Age: 28 |
| School: Duke |
| Experience: 8 |