Scout – NBC Sports Boston
A basketball scout provided an encouraging update on Jayson Tatum’s recovery from a broken Achille.
Steve Bulpett by Heavy.com reported on Thursday that he had heard from a scout that saw Tatum led as an instructor in the elite field, a basketball court with the best prospects of college and high school, in Las Vegas this week. And the scout came out of how the star of Boston Celtics moved to the gym without a walking boot, according to Bulpett.
“He was moving really well,” said the scout in Bulpett. “There may have been a slight zero or something like that, but the surprising thing for me is that he did not have a boot for anything this.
“I am not a doctor, but I saw guys to return to Achille’s tears, and he looked at himself ahead. I was a little shocked to see how much he moved well. I have no idea what this means for when he can return. I am sure that he and the Celtics doctors have their own program and will make sure they are where it must be when it returns. But it seems exceptional.
The scout added that while Tatum did not jogging or ran, it seemed to be “in great shape” and “he had no problem doing his part in the field”.
Tatum is now well over two months removed from the surgery to repair its Right Achille tendon. He suffered the injury in a playoff game of the second round against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 12 and underwent surgery the following day.
At the beginning of July, Tatum shared a look at his rehabilitation on social media with his images in the gym and his video in the pool. A few days later, Brad Stevens, president of the Celtics basketball operations, said Tatum was progressing at an incredible rate “.
The Celtics did not put a time sequence on the return of Tatum to court, even if it has not been officially excluded for the next season.