{"id":149915,"date":"2025-07-05T21:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/149915\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T21:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:53:11","slug":"celtics-fans-react-to-jayson-tatums-4-word-message-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/149915\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Fans React to Jayson Tatum’s 4-Word Message on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtics Fans React to Jayson Tatum’s 4-Word Message on Friday<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum is showing no signs of slowing down as he pushes through a tough recovery process following the season-ending Achilles injury that cut short what had been one of the best campaigns of his career. The Boston Celtics forward went down during the Eastern Conference Semifinals and underwent surgery in mid-May, a huge blow for a team hoping to repeat as champions.<\/p>\n

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Before the injury, Tatum delivered MVP-level numbers, averaging 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and a career-high six assists per game on his way to his sixth straight All-Star appearance and another All-NBA First Team nod. His offensive versatility was central to Boston\u2019s push before his postseason run was cut short by the injury.<\/p>\n

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0)\u00a9 Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Since then, Tatum has tackled his rehab with the same drive that\u2019s made him one of the league\u2019s elite. Since then, Tatum has embraced the long haul of rehab. Athletic trainers and teammates like Torrey Craig have praised his dedication<\/a>, noting that Tatum is consistently at the Auerbach Center, undergoing treatment and even joking around with staff<\/p>\n

On Friday, Tatum gave fans a glimpse into his mindset when he posted a photo of himself working out at the facility with a telling four-word caption:<\/p>\n

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\u201cKeep showing up JT\u201d<\/p>\n

That quiet statement, shared on his Instagram story, struck a chord with Celtics fans who shared messages of support and excitement for what\u2019s next:<\/p>\n

\u201cBro locked in!\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease. Because we\u2019re ALL behind you,\u201d added another<\/p>\n

\u201cThe comeback is going to be legendary! Tough times don\u2019t last, tough people do \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d a third fan mentioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cTAKE MY ACHILLES MY GLORIOUS KING,\u201d another fan posted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways thankful you\u2019re a Celtic \u2618\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cthey ain\u2019t ready for this comeback 0,\u201d another fan remarked.<\/p>\n

Related: Jayson Tatum Had Two Words After Celtics Lose Championship Player<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Al Horford to Warriors Receives Update After Lakers’ Decision<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtics Fans React to Jayson Tatum’s 4-Word Message on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jayson Tatum is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3766],"tags":[8847,7,45,75,3798,46,2848,77,6,4993],"class_list":{"0":"post-149915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boston-celtics","8":"tag-achilles-injury","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-boston","11":"tag-boston-celtics","12":"tag-bostonceltics","13":"tag-celtics","14":"tag-eastern-conference-semifinals","15":"tag-jayson-tatum","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-torrey-craig"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114802852266496253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}