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According to Steve Bulpett, the door remains open for Jayson Tatum to make a return to the Boston Celtics lineup toward the end of the regular season. While no timeline has been officially confirmed, sources close to the situation are not ruling out a potential comeback.

Scouts who observed Tatum at Chris Paul’s camp noted that he appeared to be moving exceptionally well, especially for someone recovering from a serious injury.

“I’m no doctor, but I’ve seen guys coming back from Achilles’ tears, and he looked way ahead. I was kind of shocked to see how well he was moving. I have no idea for what any of this means for when he can come back.

“I’m sure him and the Celtics’ medical people have their program set up, and they’ll make sure that he’s where he needs to be when he does get back. But he looks great right now. Of course, he didn’t do any running or even jogging, but he was in great shape and he had no trouble doing his part at the camp.”