Within hours of suffering the torn tendon, before swelling even settled into his Achilles, Tatum was under the knife from New York’s Dr. Martin O’Malley. It was the fastest time on record for a surgery of that kind, or so the medical staff contends, something everyone in the process hoped would expedite Tatum’s eventual recovery.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement He has attacked his rehab every day since. Nobody took notice more than Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, who wanted to be there for every momentous occasion of the rehabilitation. He even watched Tatum’s first post-surgery steps like a proud father. “We always knew he was coming back this year,” announced Mazzulla. “I knew that...
