Now that the question of when Jayson Tatum will return to the Boston Celtics has been answered, the natural next curiosity gap is what Jayson Tatum will look like when he takes the floor against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.
Being cleared to play isn’t the same thing as being completely back to full game conditioning. There’s undoubtedly going to be a ramp-up period for Tatum as he works his way back into game shape.
Even so, all of the reports coming out about his sharpness have been positive. Most recently, ESPN’s NBA Insider Shams Charania shared that Tatum looks very much like himself, and has “put himself through the gauntlet” to properly prepare himself to return to action.