Jayson Tatum’s Return Now UNCLEAR | Celtics have 'bad day' vs. Hawks

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Jayson Tatum’s return has suddenly gone from expected to uncertain. Could his hesitancy disrupt team chemistry, or will his comeback power a deep playoff push? The Celtics struggle with a lackluster loss to the Atlanta Hawks, raising questions about their defensive scheme and adaptability with key players like Jaylen Brown and Amari Williams battling through off nights. Celtics On SI's John Karalis examines how the second-seeded Celtics’ evolving dynamics could impact momentum, spotlighting recent individual performances, missed three-pointers, costly turnovers, and the ongoing center rotation dilemma. Insights include the team’s response to adversity. Can Boston regain its edge before the trade deadline, especially if Tatum stays sidelined? Find out what’s at stake for the Celtics in this candid breakdown.

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0:00.0	Now in the Lockdown Celtics podcast, Jason Tatum's return is suddenly up in the air and the Celtics have a bad day at the office.
0:12.7	Hey, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast.
0:16.3	Now, where does your team every day?
0:18.3	Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about that every Monday
0:21.4	through Friday. So make sure you're subscribed. Wherever you get your podcast. You can get bonus episodes
0:26.4	like one after the Friday game against the Sacramento Kings. Hopefully it's better than the one
0:31.0	today about the Atlanta Hawks, which we'll get to a little bit later on. So I want to thank you for
0:37.4	joining me.
0:38.7	If you're new to the show, I'm John Corrales,
0:40.9	Beatwriter covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated Celtics on SI page.
0:46.4	And I've been doing a version of this job for 20 years,
0:48.6	this podcast for 10 years,
0:50.5	and I've written a couple books about the team.
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1:05.1	loss to the Atlanta Hawks second and third segments is a little bit different than the
1:12.5	normal post game but the second segment will be the hawks lost they just bad day at the office
1:18.9	great quote from Joe Missoula the revenge game for the hawks the individual performances a tough
1:25.9	shooting night jaylon Brown, Amari Williams,
1:29.7	not having, you know, just kind of like an up and down, which is normal, but all of that stuff
1:34.6	is coming up in the second and third segments. But we're going to start with the Chris Haynes report,
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