The Boston Celtics’ President of Basketball, Brad Stevens, was crestfallen with Jayson Tatum’s injury news. After all, his ACL injury meant not only that the Celtics crashed out this season, but they would also miss him for a large part of the next season. However, with the NBA season reaching its business end, Stevens finally had something to feel cheerful about. And thankfully, it also involved Jayson Tatum.
In a recent announcement, Tatum was inducted into the All-NBA team. And quite expectedly, this was no surprise. The manner in which Tatum carried the team this year was quite exceptional. Thus, upon hearing the news, Stevens could not control his excitement and extended a heartfelt message to the Celtics’ star.
“Congratulations to Jayson on his all NBA selection… he’s a great teammate and player, and is deserving of all the accolades that come his way,” said Stevens.
“Congratulations to Jayson on his all NBA selection… he’s a great teammate and player, and is deserving of all the accolades that come his way.”
— jb (@lockedupjb) May 24, 2025
— Brad Stevens on Jayson Tatum’s All-NBA selection
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Playing in the regular season, Tatum had an average of 26.8 points per game. He also had 8.7 rebounds and six assists to show for. Meanwhile, trying to make a swift comeback, Tatum is looking to follow in Kevin Durant’s footsteps.
Jayson Tatum To Follow Kevin Durant’s Blueprint For ACL Rehab
Tatum is almost certain to be missing a large part of next season. However, instead of being tense, Tatum is looking to follow Kevin Durant’s guidebook for a quick recovery. Back in 2019, Durant missed 18 months of action owing to an ACL injury. But once he came back, Durant has been phenomenal and has continued without any stutters. Thus, it is considered that Durant had the best recovery program till now.
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“The expectation around Tatum is that he’ll consult with Kevin Durant about that rehab that Kevin Durant had several years ago and that’s going to be used as a template because Durant made the best recovery of a player from this injury,” Shams Charania said on ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown.’
Jayson Tatum will reportedly talk with Kevin Durant about his rehab and use him as the template for his own rehab
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Thus, with things looking quite complicated, it remains to be seen how Jayson Tatum’s future will pan out.
