"This is some bullsh*t": Jayson Tatum drops cryptic message amid painful rehab from Achilles injury

It will be a while before Jayson Tatum sees action for the Boston Celtics. The six-time All-Star is recovering from his ruptured Achilles — a process that is anything but easy, as per Tatum's latest tweet.

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Celtics star made his feelings known on his rehabilitation.

"Day 45... this is some bullsh*t," Tatum tweeted.

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Day 45… this is some bullshit

Tatum, who has seldom posted content on X in 2025, offered no other context for the exasperated tone in his early morning post. However, the arduous journey of recovering from major injuries is enough to shed light on Tatum's mindset.

The one-time NBA champion sustained his Achilles injury in Game 4 of the Celtics' second-round series against the New York Knicks. The Celtics lost the game, and Tatum underwent surgery the day after. Later that week, Boston's bid to retain the NBA title went up in smoke as the Tatum-less squad was eliminated by the Knicks in Game 6.

Since then, the Celtics have moved major pieces of the roster that won the Larry O'Brien trophy a year ago. Earlier this week, news broke of the Celtics trading Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers. Then, on Tuesday, Kristaps Porzingis was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade.

With Tatum expected to miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, there's no telling what the Celtics will look like once he makes his return to the hardcourt. Till then, his fanbase will hang on to every post to catch a glimpse of their favorite hooper.

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Jayson Tatum gets shoutout from Cooper Flagg on draft night: "That's somebody that I watched a lot at Duke"

On the first night of the 2025 NBA draft, top pick Cooper Flagg was asked by ESPN's Scott Van Pelt to name the player that would make him realize the enormity of his status as an NBA player.

After pondering the question for a moment, Flagg came up with his answer.

"Maybe Jayson Tatum," he told Van Pelt. "That's somebody that I watched a lot at Duke and then watched a lot again as he's gone to the Celtics. He's had an incredible career so far."

This shoutout on the night of the NBA draft is fitting, as both Flagg and Jayson Tatum were one-and-done players who entered the league following stellar seasons with the Blue Devils program.