Since suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks, Jayson Tatum has been sidelined with no set date for his return to the court. Over the past two months, Tatum has slowly been ramping up his recovery, with multiple clips surfacing on social media.

With each new video post, fans are growing increasingly hopeful that the four-time All-NBA First-Team selection will be back in Joe Mazzulla’s rotation before the end of the season. That hope has only grown stronger as the Celtics have proven they’re still one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference.

During a recent interview with Daniel Donabedian of ClutchPoints, former Celtics forward Blake Griffin revealed that he’s been keeping tabs on Tatum throughout his recovery process

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