When will Jayson Tatum return? Brad Stevens deals with the timeline of relaxation – NBC Sports Boston

Jayson Tatum suffered a broken Achilles tendon in Boston Celtics in game 4 of the second round of the Boston Celtics against the New York Knicks. Less than 24 hours later, he went under the knife.

Tatum had his intervention in the hospital for a special operation in New York, where the doctors found that the Celtics superstar would benefit from quick measures. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens spoke in an exclusive interview with Chris Forsberg from NBC Sports Boston.

“I forget what the exact advantages were because I am not a doctor,” Stevens told Forsberg. “But whether it was blood supply and other swelling in these first 72 hours in the first 72 hours that we talked about. We were only lucky enough to be there, as far as HSS, and I thought they had done a great job. And our team Doc Tony Schena did a great job to organize it.

The return time bar of an athlete from a broken Achilles can be between nine and twelve months. Due to the operation, which was carried out so soon after the injury, Tatum may have created the opportunity for faster recovery.

Nevertheless, Stevens made it clear that the Tatum team would not plunge back to the pitch.

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“This is about complete recovery and about him to feel as soon as possible,” he said. “And as soon as possible can take as long as it. There is no timeline.

“There will be different steps on the way, which then say: 'Ok, you can continue with the next step.' But in the end I think that the most important thing is that we have this thing healed, appropriately rehabilitation and need what it needs.

After Tatum failed, the Celtics gathered to win game 5 against the Knicks at home before the defeat in game 6 in game at the end of the game. Now you will enter a crucial low season that is filled with uncertainty when Stevens navigates a difficult financial situation that could dissolve the team's championship core.

See the full interview of Stevens with Forsberg below or on YouTube: