The 2025-26 NBA season has already been a success to this point for the Celtics, as they've done well with Jayson Tatum, who has been recovering from an achilles injury.
Having an all-NBA player like Tatum waiting to come back is an exciting thought, since the Celtics are already the #2 seed in the East.
The wait might be over in terms of when he'll return, as we got a great update on Thursday afternoon about his health status.
Celtics' Jayson Tatum gets biggest injury update yet
Over the past few months and weeks, we've seen Jayson Tatum quickly move through different recovery/revamp stages.
There's been speculation that a return was coming very soon, but we learned today that it could come as early as Friday.
The Celtics' injury report revealed he is questionable for the Celtics' home game against the Mavericks on Friday.
This is a major update, as we have finally been given concrete evidence that he is game-ready, after hearing rumors and theories about his recovery timeline.
Whether or not he plays on Friday doesn't matter, as his status finally changing from consistently 'out' to 'questionable' for the first time means he will be back very soon.
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