Tatum Injury (Ruptured Achilles - Surgery Completed )

[Goldstar88]

Will hope for the best. Kobe was able to come back after 8 months. You never know!


Kobe Bryant recovered from his Achilles tendon rupture in about eight months, returning to the court in December 2013, following his injury in April 2013. His initial surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, known for his aggressive and quicker recovery methods, which may have contributed to his relatively swift return.

Recovery Timeline:
April 2013: Bryant suffered the tear and underwent surgery.
August 2013: Bryant was already running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
September 2013: He returned to the practice court for light drills.
November 2013: He received full medical clearance to resume basketball activities.
December 2013: Bryant returned to game action

He was never the same player, though.  I'd just give it time with no rush to return next season.

Yeah, not sure that is the ideal roadmap.

Kobe was a net negative for his team from that point forward. He couldn't defend anybody anymore. His scoring efficiency was among the worst in the league. He was hurting his team on both ends of the court. They were better off without him.

He should have retired. He was kaput.

Kobe was almost 35 years old. Tatum just turned 27 a few months ago. Feel like his chances of regaining his form are a bit better.

[radiohead]

Assuming he sits all of next year, that gives him about 17 months to be ready for opening night of the 2026-27 season.

Yep. this is exactly what needs to happen.

+100. This is why they should blow it up.  The team is not good enough without tatum to win it all.  They need to get their cap in order to rebuild.  Al is gone, Jrue gone, zinger gone, Hauser gone.  Get picks, trade up this year and go for it in 26/27.

I?m up for some smart changes. They?ve got a number of good young teams who?ll be in their prime when he returns.  Lots for Brad to consider.

Btw, if Cs weren?t down 3-1 (let?s say 2-2), would JB, DW, Jrue, PP, and Al with Luke, Sam (maybe Baylor), and diminished KP be enough to beat the Knicks?   Tomorrow?s game is pretty stress free but if they win, I have to say Game 6 becomes relevant.  Getting past NY, however unlikely and ultimately leading to nowhere, would be fun.

If it was 2-2, I would think the Celtics still have a shot at winning the series. I would consider NY the favourite but Boston would have a chance. A decent chance. They would be an underdog but a dangerous one.

At 3-1, I can't see it. Not with the way Jaylen & Porzingis are playing. Too tough to win 3 straight against a good (but not great) New York team.

If KP somehow manages to revert to his old self, then maybe there?s a slight chance for a comeback. I think game 5 is gonna be an emotional win. And then game 6 becomes the ?don?t let us get one? game. JB needs to be superhuman though.

[Who]

This is why we should have beaten GSW a few years ago, these chances don't come around all the time.

And this is why people shouldn?t diminish our championship last year. It?s very hard to go through a season unscathed. It?s also very hard to repeat. Injuries are part of the game. Now are people gonna say that whoever comes out of the east will have an easy path because the Cavs and the Celtics had significant injuries?

Yes. Indiana haven't played a healthy opponent in 2 years!!!

I believe they would have been knocked out in the 1st round both years if Milwaukee had of been healthy. They would have been knocked out in the 2nd round last year in NY had of been healthy. I don't know about Cleveland. That may have gone either way if the Cavs had of been healthy.

Even Boston was banged up with Porzingis. But in fairness to Indy, they then suffered a worse loss when Haliburton went down.

Indy's playoff run / luck has been ridiculous.

[Roy H.]

Will hope for the best. Kobe was able to come back after 8 months. You never know!


Kobe Bryant recovered from his Achilles tendon rupture in about eight months, returning to the court in December 2013, following his injury in April 2013. His initial surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, known for his aggressive and quicker recovery methods, which may have contributed to his relatively swift return.

Recovery Timeline:
April 2013: Bryant suffered the tear and underwent surgery.
August 2013: Bryant was already running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
September 2013: He returned to the practice court for light drills.
November 2013: He received full medical clearance to resume basketball activities.
December 2013: Bryant returned to game action

He was never the same player, though.  I'd just give it time with no rush to return next season.

Yeah, not sure that is the ideal roadmap.

Kobe was a net negative for his team from that point forward. He couldn't defend anybody anymore. His scoring efficiency was among the worst in the league. He was hurting his team on both ends of the court. They were better off without him.

He should have retired. He was kaput.

Kobe was almost 35 years old. Tatum just turned 27 a few months ago. Feel like his chances of regaining his form are a bit better.

Sure, but Kobe's return in no way justifies an 8 month timetable for Tatum.

[Goldstar88]

Will hope for the best. Kobe was able to come back after 8 months. You never know!


Kobe Bryant recovered from his Achilles tendon rupture in about eight months, returning to the court in December 2013, following his injury in April 2013. His initial surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, known for his aggressive and quicker recovery methods, which may have contributed to his relatively swift return.

Recovery Timeline:
April 2013: Bryant suffered the tear and underwent surgery.
August 2013: Bryant was already running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
September 2013: He returned to the practice court for light drills.
November 2013: He received full medical clearance to resume basketball activities.
December 2013: Bryant returned to game action

He was never the same player, though.  I'd just give it time with no rush to return next season.

Yeah, not sure that is the ideal roadmap.

Kobe was a net negative for his team from that point forward. He couldn't defend anybody anymore. His scoring efficiency was among the worst in the league. He was hurting his team on both ends of the court. They were better off without him.

He should have retired. He was kaput.

Kobe was almost 35 years old. Tatum just turned 27 a few months ago. Feel like his chances of regaining his form are a bit better.

Sure, but Kobe's return in no way justifies an 8 month timetable for Tatum.

It?s unlikely.. but not impossible. We shall see.

[bello_man09]

apparently, there is a faster procedure that rogers got, had dude walking before the season was over. I think JT will be fine.

[LilRip]

I don?t think we?re seeing JT next year. It?ll be a tank year/cap year. Sit brown out for most of the season too with a ?season ending injury?. Have White make an allstar team.

It would be crazy to trade either of JT or JB imo (and I?ve generally been in the trade JB camp). Rest them up, reload with a good pick and go for it again in 2027.

[keevsnick]

So the average recovery time for an achilles is bout 10 months. So its not impossible Tatum returned by the end of next year. I think its more likely he's out until the start of 26. That would be a 17 month recovery. KD, who is probably the best case of an Achilles recovery took 18 months due to the weird covid schedule moving stuff around. A longer recovery seems to be somewhat linked to better long term outlook. And the C's are generally conservative with this stuff.

[ozgod]

To everyone saying next season will be a tank year, do you think any of the remaining players (assuming none of them get traded) will be happy with punting away a year of their career to tank because we lost one player to injury? I guess in a way if you wanted to get rid of players that's one way to do it - tell them we're tanking because we lost JT, we don't trust any of you guys to be able to step up, so if you don't want to be part of the tank then we're happy to trade you 

[TheReaLPuba]

Well, that is this series over with it.

No Tatum No Comeback from 3-1 Down.

Wouldn?t shock me if the Cs force a Game 7

They have enough offense if they just don?t play stupid

It?s the defense that needs to crank up

[Goldstar88]

JT is quite a bit younger. Never know..

Dominique Wilkins: The Basketball Hall of Famer tore an Achilles tendon on Jan. 28, 1992. He returned to the court with the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 6, 1992, just two months shy of turning 33. Wilkins averaged 29.9 points in his first season back and played seven more years.

[jpotter33]

https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1922754247575113850

Of note, Marc Spears talked with Justin Tatum (JT?s dad), who gave a brief interview and made mention of ?8-9 months? as an expectation when he?d be back. So that must be the timeframe the medical team gave them - perhaps as a ?all goes well?/best case scenario situation.

Start of February is a little over 8.5 months from now. So if there?s no setbacks, then an All Star Break return is a reasonable goal.

If that?s legitimately the expectation, that does change the expectations for next year somewhat. We?ll still be trading off one of the pieces to get under the second apron, but not necessary to do a complete cutdown of the roster with that timeframe, even recognizing that JT likely will still be working his way back the entire 25/26 season.

[celticinorlando]

My guess is the Cs try make the playoffs and seeding does not matter with JT coming back for the start of them.

[Vermont Green]

My guess is the Cs try make the playoffs and seeding does not matter with JT coming back for the start of them.

Best case. But this is exactly how I would play it. 

[slamtheking]

wrong thread