Not too much has changed for Jaylen Brown ahead of the return of his costar on the wing Jayson Tatum to the Boston Celtics. AFter Tatum’s return from his Achilles tendon injury suffered in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Georgia native weighed in on that dynamic, saying that he does “what the coaching staff is asking of me” while trying to “prepare myself every night to come out and help my team get a win” regardless of what else is going on.
And that seems to have paid off, with Tatum and Brown looking every bit their usual lethal tandem in Boston’s 120-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Friday (March 6) night after the St. Louis native shook off some early rust.
“I think my mindset it’s just been the same, help our team win whatever it takes,” said Brown of how he has been approaching things as Tatum’s return drew near, then arrived.
As for Tatum’s return, Brown had nothing but praise. “I thought it was great,” he said. “I thought it was a great atmosphere, obviously, it was great having JT back. I commend him being able to put himself on the line a little bit to come back and be a part of something bigger.”
“I think that is his mentality – I appreciate that. I know the organization appreciates that because he didn’t have to and no one put pressure on him, but he wanted to be out there so I think it’s commendable.”
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