The Boston star shares how rehab is testing his resilience as the team prepares a small-ball lineup to cover his absence.

Jayson Tatum isn’t sugarcoating the toll his injury has taken. In a recent update, the Boston Celtics star reflected on what’s been a grueling recovery process, calling the early stages of his rehab the hardest stretch of his entire life.

It wasn’t Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown who gave Jrue Holiday the most trouble during practice in Boston 🤯 Jrue had high praise for his former Celtics teammate, Payton Pritchard 🤝 pic.twitter.com/jln5C5zU8Z

Jrue Holiday reveals which Celtics teammate gave him the most trouble in practice, and it’s not who you think.

Jayson Tatum will not be available when the Boston Celtics start their 2025-26 NBA campaign. With Tatum sidelined by a torn Achilles, the Celtics will turn to Jaylen Brown to take charge of the team.

The Celtics are one of the most-watched teams in the NBA. In fact, they are the most-viewed team in 27 of the 50 states. The next closest team is the Timberwolves, which have three states. Celtics with 9X more states than any other team is crazy 🤯 Covers more than half the states in the country ☘️ pic.twitter.com/6l5xpPEodC