Overview

• Speaking Tuesday on Today With Jenna & Friends, Tatum said he is not ruling out playing this season and emphasized he will only come back at 100 percent.
• The Celtics have not set a timetable for his rehab, with any return dependent on clearing medical checkpoints.
• Coach Joe Mazzulla, as relayed by 98.5 The Sports Hub hosts, praised Tatum’s focus and intensity and noted he has stayed in Boston throughout rehab.
• After prompt surgery in May, Tatum described a tedious six-days-a-week recovery and said he is out of the walking boot.
• Boston plans to rely on Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons during his absence, while media guesses about a possible March comeback remain speculative.