Recently, reports surfaced from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that the Boston Celtics were cautiously optimistic that superstar Jayson Tatum could return from his torn Achilles injury at some point during the upcoming 2025-26 season. Tatum suffered the injury in the 2025 playoffs against the New York Knicks in Game 4, leaving in the final minutes of the contest.
Tatum himself has made it clear that he's putting no limitations on when he will be able to return to the court, and he recently added to the noise by posting a video of himself dunking on X, formerly Twitter. Expand Tweet
This follows up a recent video that Tatum posted on his YouTube channel showing himself running through some basketball drills on the court at a decent speed.
While Tatum by no means wants to rush bac