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Jayson Tatum says he is healthy after 16 months with his injury, a year after "not knowing when or if I was going to... be back on the court." The Celtics star admitted: "Maybe I took the start of the season for granted. I just always assumed I would be out there."
Celtics star Jayson Tatum on Paul George: "It was like it was my first time playing with PG... all summer and training camp, we've always been on different teams." He modeled his game on George in high school: "I had to be like the first player in college to wear PG-1s"
Jayson Tatum says this Celtics training camp feels different. A year ago, when he was still a long way from returning to the floor: "I would just be in the weight room the whole time watching the team practice."
Was there contact on Jayson Tatum's famous 2019 crossover of Paul George? The Celtics star admitted it: "Yeah, I stepped on his foot inadvertently." That was the season he first made All-Star and All-NBA, when he said he felt he was coming into his own.
Boston media availability: Paul George says "I feel like I've turned the corner now from the healthy standpoint." Brad Stevens calls Jayson Tatum the last player he worries about, and says late in the season he'll care more about being fresh and healthy than seeding.
From Celtics media day: Jayson Tatum says he's healthy entering year 10 after missing most of last season. "Just 12 months ago... I didn't know if I was coming back last year." Watching beside the coaches, "the game slowed down for me even more so."