LeBron James was among the first NBA stars to welcome Jayson Tatum back after the Boston Celtics forward made a stunning return from a devastating Achilles injury. Tatum suffered the tear late last season,

BOSTON — Larry Bird was one of Cooper Flagg’s biggest basketball influences, someone whose game he first absorbed on DVD. As Flagg, in his rookie season with the Dallas Mavericks, developed from a small-town kid in Maine to a budding NBA star, there was a Boston Celtics player of this era who also helped shape him.

Jayson Tatum is officially listed as “questionable” on the Boston Celtics’ injury report for when they host the Dallas Mavericks Friday night.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum stole the show with a double-double at TD Garden in front of a frenzied crowd that was happy to see him back.

Boston was always going to celebrate Tatum's return, but he gave the TD Garden crowd more than expected on Friday.

Tatum’s Achilles comeback offers encouraging signs for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s recovery.