Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics entered the offseason thinking he would need surgery to address his wrist problem. However, he found another way to deal with the discomfort that he was dealing with in his non-shooting wrist.
The 25-year-old forward sought the opinion of several specialists to see if he needed to undergo a medical procedure. In the end, he decided not to have surgery, which would be a sigh of relief for the Boston Celtics, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN on NBA Today.
"[Jayson Tatum] went into the offseason thinking he might need surgery on his non-shooting wrist. [He] went to a bunch of specialists and essentially decided [not to get the surgery]."
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This addresses questions reporters hurled at the four-time All-Star back in January on whether he would need surgery for his wrist, NBC Sports reported. Tatum was clueless at the time, although he did make good on his promise to address it in the latest Celtics injury report.
"Maybe. I don't want to say yes and I don't want to say no," Tatum said in January. "It's something we've got to look at when the season's over."
How did Tatum feel better?
Rather than undergo wrist surgery, Tatum reportedly received a cortisone shot to address the discomfort and is now good to go, Bleacher Report added.
However, it remains to be seen if this band-aid solution will last. Although it is not his shooting wrist, the fact remains that any future discomfort he may feel could affect his game overall, not to mention the performance of the Celtics.
The Celtics got as far as the Eastern Conference Finals last NBA season before getting the boot from the Miami Heat. However, they will be in for a tougher year, especially with the Bucks now boasting of a dangerous duo in Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo following the recent three-team trade involving the Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns, NBA.com reported.
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