Amidst his long road to recovery, Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum isn't ruling out a return in 2025-26 , as he admitted to talking to players on a similar path from their respective Achilles injuries. New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray tore his right Achilles tendon in a game against Tatum and the Celtics in late January. Less than four months later, Tatum suffered the same injury.

Tatum revealed he kept in touch with Murray and Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, throughout his rehab process, he said, per ESPN's First Take.

“100 percent. We've all been in communication. Dejounte Murray is somebody — Dame [Damian Lillard], Tyrese [Haliburton] — that I've talked to throughout,” Tatum said. “It all happene

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