Jayson Tatum

Jaylen Brown opens up on the return of Jayson Tatum ahead of his season debut.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s status has been upgraded to available, clearing the way for him to make his season debut almost 10 months after having surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Tatum’s status was updated Friday afternoon ahead of the Celtics’ home matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Tatum was listed as questionable for the game Thursday.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla addressed the media Friday night following Jayson Tatum’s return from a nearly 10-month absence, as the team defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 at TD Garden. “It just means a lot outside of basketball, just as a person and just our relationship,” Mazzulla said. “Grateful to be a part of […] The post Joe Mazzulla reflects on Tatum’s return and team growth after Celtics win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jayson Tatum credited his longtime trainer, Nick Sang, for his tenacity during a grueling recovery journey.

A raucous TD Garden crowd welcomed their hero back from a 10-month absence.

Jayson Tatum is back in action, and the fans are having championship excitement following his season debut in the Boston Celtics’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Tatum tore his Achilles in last year’s playoff series against the New York Knicks in the East Semifinals. Following 10 months of rehab, he successfully made […] The post Jayson Tatum’s stellar debut has Celtics fans thinking NBA Finals appeared first on ClutchPoints .

It's time to break down which players and teams have surprised us, and which have disappointed. (42:31) We break down all the candidates and each pick a top three for all of the categories. We turn to news, where it appears Jayson Tatum will be returning in nearly unprecedented fashion. How do we think it will go? Plus, we catch up on the rest of the news around the league from this week. And of course, we can end the podcast in only one place.

Box score for the Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA game from March 6, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Baylor Scheierman moves to the bench as Jayson Tatum returns to the starting lineup for the first time this season.

The wait appears to be over for Jayson Tatum. The Boston Celtics announced that Tatum will make his season debut Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden. The game is a rematch of the 2024 NBA Finals — though both teams have a very different look, of course. According to Shams Charania of […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum to make season debut vs. Mavericks appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Injuries are impacting the race for NBA Most Valuable Player. And now, Jayson Tatum's return from injury could also affect the race.

The Celtics are about to get a whole lot better.

Jayson Tatum is set to play his first NBA game in 298 days, something that’s been long awaited by Boston Celtics fans

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics star Jayson Tatum's status upgraded to available, clearing way for season debut after Achilles tendon surgery.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones are joined by Couper Moorhead (HEAT.com, After The Buzzer podcast) to talk all things Miami Heat.

Jayson Tatum is officially available for the Celtics' Friday night home game against the Mavericks. Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the playoffs less than 10 months ago.

Tonight is all about Tatum, but the buildup is bigger because the team has been building something special all season, too.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is making his season debut tonight against the Dallas Mavericks.