Jayson Tatum is making progress on his injury recovery.
The Celtics star shared an update Wednesday, more than three months after he went down with a ruptured Achilles in mid-May.
“Rehab is tedious, man,” Tatum said. “It’s six days a week. It’s starting to get a little bit better, I’m out of the boot now. Better days ahead, but just trying to take it one day at a time.
“You got to be resilient. That first six weeks of this was probably the toughest six weeks of any point in my life. Just had to accept it and realized it happened and now I have to do everything in my power to get back to who I was and get back to playing.”
The boot being removed is a positive step in Tatum’s recovery, but he’s still nowhere near returning to the court.
Typically, Achilles injuries like his take at least nine months before a player returns to action — and that’s on the fast track. The overwhelming likelihood is still that Tatum misses the entire 2025-26 season, but it hasn’t been ruled out yet. Scouts have said he “looks great” as he continues ramping up this summer.
In the meantime, Tatum has been keeping himself busy in recent weeks. He attended Patriots practice on Aug. 6, chatting it up with Drake Maye and others. Tatum then took a trip to Rhode Island, attending a groundbreaking event for an early childhood education center in Providence on Aug. 7.
The Celtics’ revamped roster will open training camp on Sept. 29, with their first preseason game set for Oct. 8 in Memphis against the Grizzlies. The 2025-26 regular season tips off for Boston on Oct. 22 against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden.
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