Jayson Tatum gives first update on Achilles tear rehab

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Jayson Tatum has a grueling road ahead after undergoing surgery for an Achilles tear last month. However, the Celtics star gave a brief optimistic update on his recovery in a post on X Saturday.
'Day 25…days starting to get a little easier,' Tatum wrote in a X post.
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Tatum underwent surgery for his right Achilles tear on May 13 after suffering the injury in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks. His only other public comment since the injury has been an Instagram post on May 14 thanking everyone for their support following the injury.
Tatum underwent surgery on his torn Achilles less than 24 hours after suffering the Achilles tear. However, the fast turnaround with the surgery may end up proving to be beneficial according to Brad Stevens.
'Super hard for Jayson, more than anybody,' Stevens said last month about the aftermath of the injury. 'As has been well documented, he loves to play, and I think even missing two games has been grueling for him. So we know that there is a long road ahead and that there's going to be several steps that he'll have to take before he ultimately gets back out on the court, but the positive was we were 15 minutes away from Dr. O'Malley, who is a terrific surgeon, who has done a number of these.
'[Team doctor] Dr. Schena was on the phone with him before we left the building on Monday night, and he was out of the MRI and consultation and done with surgery by the time we had an injury report the next day, because there was real benefit to doing it early. So as tough as that injury is and as tough as that was that night, just an amazing set of circumstances, and an amazing thank you from our organization to Dr. O'Malley, the nurses at HSS and everybody there, the hotel that we were staying in and the accommodations they made Jayson feel comfortable in. I thought it was about as good of a transition in about as bleak of a feeling as you could have.'
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In a follow up interview with Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston last month, Stevens elaborated on the potential impact of Tatum's quick surgery on his recovery.
'Blood supply and different swelling benefits early on in those first 72 hours was the timeframe we were talking about,' Stevens said. 'We were fortunate to be there at HSS. I thought they did a great job. Our team doc did a great job of helping organize it. We were there with Brandy and Jayson and Jeff Wexler, his agent and everyone was quick to make that call. I think there's real benefit to that.'
The Celtics have not commented on a timetable for Tatum's recovery but Tatum's father indicated to Marc Spears of ESPN that the Celtics All-Star expects to return in 8-9 months. Players who have returned from an Achilles tear in the NBA in the past year have need anywhere from 8-18 months for their recovery before returning to the floor.
The Celtics will try to retool their roster around Tatum this summer in the aftermath of a disappointing second round exit this past season.
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'I mean, I think anytime you're talking about an injury like that,' Stevens said. 'It's another piece of information that you have to ingest and figure out how that affects you moving forward for next year and into the future.'
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