For the past few months, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has faced one of his toughest challenges yet as he works to recover from a torn right Achilles suffered in a playoff game against the New York Knicks back in May.

The six-time NBA All-Star and 2024 NBA champion was back in New York on Tuesday for his first interview on TODAY With Jenna & Friends , exactly 19 weeks from the day he was injured.

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"I'm feeling better than I did yesterday," he said when asked about his recovery. "It's been a long, long journey. I tell people all the time, I'm getting there."

Tatum was also asked about his mindset when the injury originally happened.

"I think just kind of going back to that day, so many things ran through my

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