Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum opened up about his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon, this season, and the pressure he felt alongside All-Star Jaylen Brown to win, while reflecting on their championship run in 2024. It didn't take Tatum long to figure out playing for the Celtics means you're held to a higher standard, especially coming off of consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference Finals, as Brown had in his first two seasons in Boston. “We were held to a much higher standard than everyone else, which is part of being in Boston, playing for the Celtics. Jayson Tatum says he considered retirement amid injuryArticle Continues BelowCeltics star Jayson Tatum contemplated retiremement after his MRI scan following his torn Achilles tendon injury in the Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Knicks. A sobbing Tatum couldn't fathom the uphill battle ahead of him, seeing the results from his first MRI scan made the process feel all the more impossible.