Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics’ Eastern Conference Semifinals loss to the New York Knicks last season. He’s expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025-26 NBA season.

However, in recent weeks, Tatum has been releasing video footage of his recovery on social media. It started with the All-Star forward walking without a protective boot and has progressed to him doing a standstill dunk and even working on his off-the-dribble shooting at a walking pace.

Those videos have given Celtics fans cause for optimism. There’s a growing hope that Tatum could return to Joe Mazzulla’s rotation before the end of the current season. During a recent appearance on “The Morris Code” podcast, Tatum offered further insight into his recovery and rehabilitation.

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