It looks like the Boston Celtics are on the verge of seeing Jayson Tatum return after suffering a setback during last year’s playoffs.
According to The Stein Report on Substack, Marc Stein, a veteran basketball writer, believes in a “conspiracy theory” as to when and why Tatum will return. Basically, Tatum would like to return to the Celtics’ games on NBC.
“PPS – Boston has games March 10 (at San Antonio) and March 22 (home game against Minnesota) on NBC. If you buy the conspiracy theory that Jayson Tatum wants to make his comeback from an Achilles tear the network is running extended coverage behind the scenes of his rehab.”
However, media personality Bill Simmons believes Tatum will return much earlier on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks.
Tatum suffered an Achilles injury during the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks last May. A series in which the Celtics lost in six games.
Tatum finished last season averaging 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
Currently, the Celtics have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference at 40–20. At the same time, they have won eight of their last ten matches.
Tatum won an NBA championship with Boston in 2024. He is also a 6-time NBA All-Star and was the 2023 NBA All-Star Game MVP.
Additionally, he has won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA, in Tokyo in 2020 and Paris in 2024.
Tatum has been with Boston since the 2017–18 NBA season as the third overall pick out of Duke.
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