{"id":336667,"date":"2025-12-09T07:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/336667\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:27:14","slug":"nba-star-inspiring-hawks-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/336667\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA star inspiring Hawk’s recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illawarra Hawks star Sam Froling is nearing his long-awaited return from an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n

While the NBL25 championship winner will be the first to admit the past few months have been tough, the recovery has been made easier by sharing the experience with an NBA superstar, who is also dealing with an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n

During an interview with CODE Sports<\/a>, Hawks coach Justin Tatum, who is the father of Boston Celtics’ injured six-time NBA All Star Jayson Tatum, admitted that the pair of sidelined stars have been trading motivational videos with one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cJayson is a big fan of Sam because I send him videos of each other going back and forth in recovery,\u201d Justin Tatum told CODE Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are probably a month off in their recoveries. I send motivational films of Jayson and Sam\u2019s progress to each player. Jayson now asks about Sam and vice versa. They haven\u2019t met each other, but they are experiencing similar injuries and I\u2019m the mutual person in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see two guys are really pushing each other as professionals to get back to doing what they love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australian Boomer Froling is slated to return to the hardwood in the coming rounds.<\/p>\n

Illawarra will look to keep their championship defence alive on Thursday when they host Brisbane from 7.30pm AEDT, live on ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u200dRead the full story here >> Celtics champ inspires Frolings comeback<\/a><\/p>\n

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