{"id":729566,"date":"2026-04-15T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/729566\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:19:12","slug":"jayson-tatums-comeback-inspires-fans-finishes-top-10-in-jersey-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/729566\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayson Tatum&#8217;s comeback inspires fans, finishes top-10 in jersey sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite missing 66 games with an Achilles injury during the 2025-26 campaign, Jayson Tatum still finished among the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA\/status\/2043691593970950627\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:top-10;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;top-10&quot;}\" class=\"link \">top-10<\/a> in jersey sales.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/boston-celtics\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Celtics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Boston Celtics&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Boston Celtics<\/a> star placed seventh, behind players like Luka Doncic and Victor Wembanyama but ahead of former MVPs Nikola Jokic and Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After suffering an Achilles injury in last year&#8217;s Eastern Conference Semifinals, many questioned whether or not Tatum would even return to the court during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>In the 16 games Tatum played, he averaged 21.8 points, 5.3 assists, 1.4 steals and a career-high 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2023-24 season, Tatum&#8217;s No. 0 ranked as high as third on the jersey sales list, trailing only Stephen Curry and LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>The only other <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/ncaab\/teams\/duke-blue-devils\/1388\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Duke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Duke&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Duke<\/a> alum on the list was rookie Cooper Flagg, who came in at ninth place.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/dukewire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/duke\/mens-basketball\/2026\/04\/15\/jayson-tatums-comeback-inspires-fans-finishes-top-10-in-jersey-sales\/89599135007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jayson Tatum&#039;s comeback inspires fans, finishes top-10 in jersey sales;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jayson Tatum&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jayson Tatum&#8217;s comeback inspires fans, finishes top-10 in jersey sales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite missing 66 games with an Achilles injury during the 2025-26 campaign, Jayson Tatum still finished among 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