Nearly a full month ago, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum experienced the biggest setback of his NBA career.

In May during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the six-time All-Star ruptured his right Achilles tendon and had to be helped off the court, putting the immediate future of the Celtics in peril and adding to the uncertainty of the approaching offseason .

Whether Tatum plays during the 2025-26 season remains to be seen, as the recovery process will take several months at the very least. And while his return to action has no set timeline, there have been a few positive signs.

In fact, Tatum even offered an optimistic update on X (formerly known as Twitter) 25 days into his rehabilitation .

“Day 25,” he wrote on Saturday afternoon. “Days sta

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