""Today is 39 weeks [since the Achilles tear] so it's been a long journey," Tatum told reporters Tuesday. "And it's just the progression of rehab, [this was] the next step. Doesn't mean that I'm coming back or I'm not. We're just following the plan. It was just another step.""
""I just feel a little bit better everyday and I just try and focus on that," he said."
""Obviously I know what I bring to the table and what I'll bring to the team, but I'm also aware these guys have been playing extremely well," Tatum said. "`Not to say that I'll come in and mess it up or anything like that. It was just kind of being vulnerable I guess for a moment.""
""That's it. That's the objective, and that's what we're going to stick with," Stevens said."
Jayson Tatum participated in a 5-on-5 scrimmage with the Celtics' G League affiliate in Maine and reported feeling good afterward. The scrimmage occurred 39 weeks after the Achilles tear and represented the next step in a structured rehab progression. Tatum emphasized that the scrimmage does not guarantee an immediate return and that the team is following a recovery plan. The Achilles injury occurred in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks and often requires up to a year for return. The Celtics remain third in the East behind Jaylen Brown, and team leadership wants Tatum fully cleared and 110% healthy before returning.
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