Life is a lot easier for the Boston Celtics when Jayson Tatum is on the floor, and his teammates took advantage of that in Friday’s win over the Mavericks. Derrick White made the most of a lighter workload,

On Friday evening, all eyes in the NBA will be on the Boston Celtics.After missing more than half of the 2025-26 season, All-Star forward Jayson Tatum is expected to make his return to the lineup.ESPN’s Shams Charania wrote: “There’s an expectation that Jayson Tatum will make his 2025-26 season debut for the Boston Celtics on […

White's Celtics were handed their largest loss of the season last night against Charlotte.

Derrick White said Jayson Tatum is moving well and making progress in his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon, offering an encouraging update Wednesday even as the Celtics lost 118-89 to the Charlotte Hornets — their worst defeat of the season.

As the Friday night meeting between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics approached, Jayson Tatum was upgraded on the injury report for the first time this season. On Thursday, it was becoming increasingly clear that Tatum was going to make his return to the court very soon.

White led all guards in the association in contested shots with a total of 75 and tied for the most blocks by any guard with 19.