As you know, former Duke star had a terrible bit of luck in Boston’s series against the Knicks when he ruptured his right Achilles tendon.It’s a very traumatic injury for any athlete to deal with of course because if your foot doesn’t work, you can’t compete at the highest possible levels.
Tatum has a long and grueling rehab ahead but he broke his silence on Sunday, sending out a brief message on X Sunday, posting this: “Day 25, days starting to get a little easier.”
That’s a healthy attitude. He’s expected to be out for most or all of next season and you have to stay positive.
The good news for Tatum is that both surgical and rehab techniques have advanced incredibly. We don’t know any of the specifics obviously but we’d love to see how the Celtics use technology to measure Tatum’s advances. In the past, trainers would go more by impressions and hunches. Now, presumably, they can measure progress very specifically, both in terms of range and perhaps chemical markers.Just a thought and it wouldn’t be for everyone, but Boston could probably build a pretty good YouTube channel that just showed Tatum working his way through rehab. But while it would be interesting for fans, clearly Tatum doesn’t need the money and probably wouldn’t enjoy the disruption and hassle.
