Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant knows what Jayson Tatum is going through these days.

While the 37-year-old forward is once again holding court as one of the league’s top scoring threats, Durant missed more than a full season earlier in his career after rupturing his Achilles tendon during the 2019 NBA Finals.

Despite missing over 18 months of action while on the mend from such a severe injury, Durant hasn’t missed a step since returning to the court during the 2020-21 campaign — averaging 36.2 minutes, 27.8 points, and 6.7 rebounds per game since that season-ending setback.

Durant might represent the current gold standard in terms of an NBA star bouncing back from such a traumatic injury.

But the future Hall of Famer acknowledged after Saturday’s win over the Celtics that Tatum

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