Jayson Tatum posted his first message to social media since having surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon.
The Boston Celtics star shared a photo on Instagram with him giving a thumbs-up from his hospital bed, letting fans and teammates know he’s doing all right as he begins what will be a long recovery.
“Thankful for all the love and support 🙏🏽,” Tatum wrote with the photo, which was posted on Wednesday afternoon.
Tatum underwent surgery on Tuesday, soon after suffering the injury in Monday’s Game 4 playoff loss to the New York Knicks. He will be sidelined for the rest of the 2025-26 postseason and though the Celtics said he’s expected to make a full recovery, they did not provide a timetable for his return. Tatum will likely miss most, if not all, of next season as well.
Tatum posted his photo hours before the Celtics face the Knicks in Game 5 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at Boston’s TD Garden. New York leads the series 3-1 and can eliminate the Celtics with a win Wednesday night.
Prior to his injury during the fourth quarter of Game 4, Tatum was having an exceptional performance, with 42 points (shooting 7 of 16 on 3s), 8 rebounds and 4 steals. He hadn’t scored that many points in any of Boston’s games during last season’s championship run, nor during this year’s postseason.
During the Celtics’ postseason defense of their NBA championship, Tatum was averaging 28.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists while shooting 37% on 3-pointers. In the regular season, he led Boston with 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
Jayson Tatum posted his first message to social media since having surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon.
The Boston Celtics star shared a photo on Instagram with him giving a thumbs-up from his hospital bed, letting fans and teammates know he’s doing all right as he begins what will be a long recovery.
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“Thankful for all the love and support 🙏🏽,” Tatum wrote with the photo, which was posted on Wednesday afternoon.
Tatum underwent surgery on Tuesday, soon after suffering the injury in Monday’s Game 4 playoff loss to the New York Knicks to help him toward a more favorable rehabilitation. He will be sidelined for the rest of the 2025-26 postseason and though the Celtics said he’s expected to make a full recovery, they did not provide a timetable for his return. Tatum will likely miss most, if not all, of next season as well.
