As Jayson Tatum begins his long road back from an Achilles rupture, he’ll have an unexpected mentor in his corner—Kevin Durant, whose own comeback story has become the blueprint for modern Achilles recovery.

Several questions surround what the Boston Celtics roster will look like next season after getting bounced by the New York

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is out of a New York hospital and met with his teammates in an emotional reunion on Thursday. Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Monday's 121-113 loss to the host New York Knicks in Game 4.

Rumbles that Tatum might be able to play again much sooner than a calendar year give or take a month have begun to percolate.