Jayson Tatum

Celtics center Nikola Vucevic fractured the ring finger on his right hand during Friday night's game against the Mavericks and did not return.

Jayson Tatum made his return to the Boston Celtics' lineup on Friday night, a 120-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Tatum was out for 298 days after tearing his right Achilles in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks. "I still got a long way to go," said Tatum after the game. "But this was a really good step." Tatum finished with 15 points in 27 minutes after starting the game 0-6 from the field. Tatum admitted his nerves following the game. "It's been a long time co...

The Celtics have to be thrilled with what they saw from their superstar on Friday

Vučević, who came to Boston at the trade deadline, had surgery Saturday

The sights, sounds, and emotions from a very special night at TD Garden.

Tatum came back from a 298-day absence and looked like he'd never left

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum showed us the highs of his recovery from an Achilles rupture, posting clips of him walking again, dunking again, and smiling again. He was also transparent about the physical and mental toll this lengthy rehab process took on him, whether it was through discussing his internal doubt over […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum reveals how things fell into place during season debut appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Maine native Cooper Flagg‘s return to the Northeast was overshadowed by the season debut of the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum on Friday. Flagg didn’t mind. He considers Tatum his idol and was thrilled to play against him. “It’s incredible,” Flagg told Christian Clark of The Athletic. “There are so many levels to it. (Tatum) is someone […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has always been one to pay it forward to the young generation of players, especially at this stage of his career. During the 2024 Olympics in Paris, James grew close to a lot of the young American players on the team, including Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. James and […]

Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he felt anxious in his first game in 298 days but was able to relax and finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 120-100 win over the Mavs.

As Tatum completes a very impressive comeback from a devastating injury.

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.