{"id":41219,"date":"2025-08-02T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T06:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/41219\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T06:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T06:36:12","slug":"jayson-tatum-looks-great-in-rehab-from-torn-achilles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/41219\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayson Tatum looks \u2018great\u2019 in rehab from torn Achilles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t“There might have been a slight limp or something, but the surprising thing to me is that he didn\u2019t have a boot for any of it.”<\/p>\n

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\n\tJayson Tatum is facing a long road to recovery. Will McCutcheon\/Chattanooga Basketball\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Conor Ryan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 2, 2025 | 12:00 AM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The odds aren\u2019t in Jayson Tatum and the Celtics\u2019 favor when it comes to the superstar forward returning to the parquet floor for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

With Tatum suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon<\/a> during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks in May, the severity of that injury \u2014 coupled with the timing at the end of the 2024-25 campaign \u2014 means that Tatum will likely be on the mend throughout this upcoming season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even if Tatum was to get cleared in the spring, there\u2019s a compelling case to be made that the Celtics should just keep their most valuable asset protected and opt to rule him out for the entire 2025-26 season \u2014 rather than rush him back and risk injury during a potential bridge year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But one basketball scout believes that Tatum might be ahead of schedule when it comes to his arduous road back from such a major injury.<\/p>\n

Longtime Celtics writer Steve Bulpett noted in a story on Thursday<\/a> that he spoke to an NBA scout who saw Tatum serving as an instructor during a basketball camp in Las Vegas this week. The scout noted that Tatum\u2019s mobility \u2014 sans boot \u2014 was encouraging.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was moving really well,\u201d the scout told Bulpett. \u201cThere might have been a slight limp or something, but the surprising thing to me is that he didn\u2019t have a boot for any of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m no doctor, but I\u2019ve seen guys coming back from Achilles\u2019 tears, and he looked way ahead. I was kind of shocked to see how well he was moving. I have no idea what any of this means for when he can come back. I\u2019m sure him and the Celtics\u2019 medical people have their program set up, and they\u2019ll make sure that he\u2019s where he needs to be when he does get back. But he looks great right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scout noted that Tatum wasn\u2019t \u201crunning or jogging\u201d, but added that the Celtics star looked to be \u201cin great shape\u201d at this stage of his rehab process.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tatum is now over two months into his recovery from his torn Achilles, with the 27-year-old forward sharing photos of himself in June working out in a pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking in June, Brad Stevens said that the Celtics aren\u2019t putting a definitive timeline on Tatum\u2019s return to the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t and we won\u2019t,\u201d Stevens said of Tatum\u2019s recovery timetable following the first round of the NBA draft.<\/a> \u201cWe won\u2019t put a projected timeline on him for a long, long time. \u2026 It\u2019s baby steps right now. He\u2019s actually progressed great, but I don\u2019t know what that means in regard to projected timelines. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut that will be in consultation with him \u2026 and everybody else to make sure when he hits the court he is fully ready, and fully healthy. And that will be the priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n

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