Jayson Tatum sounded sure he would return to the court for an eventual Boston Celtics playoff run in 2026. Everything seemed to be trending in the right direction. The forward’s mind was right, he was putting together impressive workouts amid his Achilles injury recovery, and the Celtics just needed to give him a reason to return.

Jaylen Brown’s stock is rising around the NBA. The Boston Celtics forward is having a career year, leading the Celtics scoring charts while helping establish the team as a top-three seed in the Eastern Conference.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Williams wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday got a champion’s welcome in his return to Boston. The Trail Blazers guard received a big cheer when he was shown on the scoreboard during warmups, another when he was introduced before the game,

The Celtics continue their home stand after a win over the Trail Blazers on Monday. This is the 2nd of 4 games between these two teams this season. The Celtics won the first game 132-106 in Atlanta on January 17.

"When you play in the NBA you are playing against the best players in the world at that moment," said Gonzalez.

Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum told ESPN he hasn't made a decision about whether he will return from a torn Achilles tendon this season because he "wants to get it right the first time."