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Lamar Jackson Sent Special Gift to Jayson Tatum Amid Recovery From Torn Achilles

Jayson Tatum tore his achilles during the NBA playoffs last month.

Eva Geitheim

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) is helped off the court by after an injury in the second half during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) is helped off the court by after an injury in the second half during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
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Amid Jayson Tatum's recovery from a torn achilles, he received a special gift from Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Jackson sent Tatum a signed jersey with the message, "Wishing you 100% recovery champ." Tatum posted a picture of the signed jersey to his Instagram story and wrote, "Love."

The Boston Celtics star forward tore his achilles during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and underwent surgery for the injury the following day. The Celtics were looking to repeat as champions after winning the NBA Finals in 2024, but Tatum devastatingly suffered a torn achilles and the Celtics lost the series to the New York Knicks.

Since the injury occurred, numerous athletes have sent well wishes to Tatum, including Jackson now.

Earlier this month, Tatum posted a brief update on his recovery from the toughest injury he's suffered over his NBA career. He wrote on X: "Day 25… days starting to get a little easier."

Tatum is slated to miss the start of the 2025-26 season as he continues to heal from the injury.

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Eva Geitheim
EVA GEITHEIM

Eva Geitheim is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in December 2024, she wrote for Newsweek, Gymnastics Now and Dodgers Nation. A Bay Area native, she has a bachelor's in communications from UCLA. When not writing, she can be found baking or re-watching Gilmore Girls.

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