"In a statement, the Celtics said Tatum would participate in portions of the practice at the Auerbach Center in Boston along with teammates Hugo Gonzalez and Amari Williams."
""That's something I contemplate every day," he said on "The Pivot" podcast. "They would have played 50-some odd games without me. So they have an identity this year, or things they've felt that have clicked for them, and it's been successful. "So there's a thought in my head that is, like: 'How does that work? How does that look with me integrating myself off an injury.' And it is a thought, like, 'Damn, do I come back, or should I wait?'""
""Obviously, any team with Jayson Tatum's going to be better," Stevens said Friday. "If he needs it, I'll tell him every day. Because every team -- all 30 of us -- would be way, way better with him on the team.""
Jayson Tatum was assigned to practice with the Boston Celtics' G League affiliate as part of his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. He participated in portions of a practice at the Auerbach Center alongside teammates Hugo Gonzalez and Amari Williams and will be recalled afterward to continue his rehab. No timetable for his return was provided. The Achilles injury occurred last May in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. The Celtics have gone 34-19 in his absence and sit third in the East. Tatum expressed concern about disrupting team chemistry upon return, while Brad Stevens affirmed the team is better with him.
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