On Super Bowl Sunday, shortly before the Boston Celtics were set to take the court against the New York Knicks, ESPN's Shams Charania shed light on a significant step forward in Jayson Tatum's recovery.
"Sources tell me Jayson Tatum has started controlled 5-5 scrimmaging with coaches," shared Charania. "He has aggressively attacked his rehab at every turn. And listen, there's more boxes for Jayson Tatum to check. There's more phases in his rehab; he's gotta practice with the team, of course. And then, again, there's also the normal nerves of coming back from an injury of this magnitude, a torn Achilles, in May, to a really good team that has aspirations for potentially advancing in the playoffs.