Tatum's Triumphant Return: Celtics Star Balls Out

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome to Boston Celtics News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. I'm Cory with the story. Jason Tatum's comeback story is straight fire. Exactly 330 days after rupturing his Achilles tendon and game 4 of the Eastern Conference Simifinals at Madison Square Garden, May 12, 2025, the Boston Celtics star dropped 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 1-13. So 102 went over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. Now he's gearing up for Thursday's road game back at MSG against the Knicks, the very spot where it all went down. He had surgery there too, and while New York holds tough memories, Tatum sees spacing it as part of his mental grind to full recovery. His teammates have his back, especially Jalen Brown, who's hyped about Tatum looking more explosive and handling the ball strong. Brown says the squad's right there supporting him through this emotional return. In April, Tatum's putting up 23.7 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists per game over 4 outings

1:05with Boston going 4. And oh, in that stretch, and 13 and 2 overall when he's on the floor of the season. This gains a chance to clinch the second seed in the east, and with playoffs looming, Tatum's choosing to ball out instead of sitting, proving he's. Fall in for the title chase no matter the demons.