""When I fell, I just kind of grabbed it, and I just remember I was saying, like, 'No, no, no - no way,'" he tells TODAY.com. "I was in shock, and, you know, it felt like my basketball career kind of just, like, flashed in front of my eyes, because I just never would have thought that this would happen to me.""
"As he's rehabbed his injury with an eye toward resuming a career that already includes six All-Star selections and an NBA championship, the 27-year-old forward has leaned on his two best friends: his mother, Brandy Cole-Barnes, and his 7-year-old son, Deuce. He recalled during a recent appearance on TODAY with Jenna & Friends that he wasn't able to climb steps after his surgery. He doesn't have a bedroom on the first floor of his home, so he lived with his mom for several weeks."
Jayson Tatum tore his right Achilles tendon during an NBA playoff game and felt devastated and shocked, fearing the end of his basketball career. He is rehabbing the injury aiming to resume a career that includes six All-Star selections and an NBA championship. The 27-year-old forward has leaned on his mother, Brandy Cole-Barnes, and his 7-year-old son, Deuce, for daily support. He lived with his mother for weeks because he could not climb stairs after surgery. His son helped with tasks and mobility during summer vacation. Tatum served as a paid spokesperson for Vertex Pharmaceuticals and used a prescription non-opioid pain medication for recovery.
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