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Jaylen Brown praised his Boston Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum for making the decision to return to the court less than 10 months after suffering a torn Achilles tendon last May.

Joe Mazzulla on Jayson Tatum: "We always knew he was coming back this year. I think I knew that when he decided to have surgery within a 16-hour span, or whatever the case was. But you give him credit for the vulnerability and the communication.

BOSTON (AP) — La estrella de los Celtics Jayson Tatum está más cerca de regresar a la acción de la NBA nueve meses después de romperse el tendón de Aquiles derecho durante los playoffs de la temporada pasada.

Chris Broussard unveils who is Under Duress this week, featuring Nikola Jokić, free agent Kyler Murray and Jayson Tatum, who is expected to return from his Achilles injury.