As the Boston Celtics prepare for the 2025-26 campaign, there’s a notable void on the court for them without Jayson Tatum. After he tore his Achilles tendon in the playoffs last season, Tatum is still working his way back to full health as the new season gets underway.

Achilles tears often take basketball players 10-12 months to recover from, and while the Celtics are obviously hoping to get Tatum back as soon as possible, they aren’t going to rush him back into action before he’s healthy enough to play.

From the get-go, though, Tatum has seemed to be ahead of schedule when it comes to his injury rehab. The latest clip he shared of himself on social media, as he continues to ramp up his activity, showed him doing standing dunks, which is incredible since the injury didn’t even occur five

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