“Career flashed before my eyes”- Jayson Tatum opens up on Achilles tear as Boston Celtics await his return | NBA News
In Game 4 of the Boston Celtics‘ second-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks last May, forward Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon. He is currently undergoing what is often a protracted recuperation. As he prepares to return to the court, the star has apparently been a regular at Boston’s Auerbach Centre this summer. Lastly, Tatum talked candidly in an interview with People Magazine. After rupturing his Achilles, he claimed to have sobbed for two hours, wondering if Boston would trade him, whether his career would end, or if he would lose all of his endorsement deals.
Jayson Tatum’s future in doubt as Celtics star details emotional battle after Achilles tear
Jayson Tatum‘s status for next season is uncertain following his severe Achilles injury in the Boston Celtics’ 2025 playoffs series with the New York Knicks. The other day, in the last minutes of an NBA playoff game, the Boston Celtics’ star player made a step forward and fell sprawled across the ground, writhing in pain, after rupturing his Achilles tendon.Speaking to People Magazine about his injury, Tatum claimed that he was distraught in the locker room with his mother, Brandy Cole, and his trainer. He then said: “I literally sat there and cried for two hours ’cause so many things ran through my mind: ‘Damn, is my career over? Am I going to get traded? Are all my partners going to drop me?’ My basketball career flashed in front of my eyes.. I’m in my prime, one of the best basketball players in the world, and it felt like it was all taken away.”He further said:“That is the million-dollar question… I think for me, and my team, the doctors, the organization, the most important thing is making a full recovery. Being back 100%. Not rushing it. But I haven’t said like, ‘Yo, I’m not playing this season,’ or anything like that.”Talking about his goal in mind, he said: “I have a goal in my mind.. What I will say is, I’m not working out, rehabbing six days a week for no reason.”However, Darren Hartwell of NBCSportsBoston.com has some news, citing Zolak & Bertrand, a Boston radio show: “The Celtics are very happy with how hard Jayson Tatum has been working at his rehab, and his level of focus and intensity in the rehab process… (Tatum) did not leave town. He has been here the entire time. … Since the injury, he has not left town and he has been inside the building at the Celtics’ facility with their people and their team almost every single day for months.”
Jayson Tatum stays active in rehab as Celtics monitor recovery from Achilles tear
In Game 4 of the Boston Celtics’ second-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks last May, forward Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon. He is currently undergoing what is often a protracted recuperation. As he prepares to return to the court, the star has apparently been a regular at Boston’s Auerbach Centre this summer.When asked about the Celtics’ prospects and how his injury will allow Jaylen Brown to take the lead more often, Tatum, who is recuperating from a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained during the Eastern Conference semifinals in May, had this to say on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday.The recovery period from an Achilles rupture would normally take up most, if not all, of a season. Tatum’s recuperation has been chronicled by the Celtics, who have posted footage of him working out on social media. He went to New York Patriots practice in August without wearing any kind of brace or walking boot.Also read: Jayson Tatum debuts new hairstyle at Bradley Beal’s recent wedding pictures while pushing through Achilles rehab
