Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum has been listed as uncertain to play in Recreation 2 of the crew’s first-round sequence vs. Orlando on Wednesday, as Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports. Tatum’s harm designation is a proper distal radius bone bruise.
The Celtics’ star injured his right wrist within the fourth quarter of Recreation 1 on Sunday when he drove to the basket and was met by Magic defenders Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr. The Orlando duo collided with the Celtics star, sending him to the ground and into the basket stanchion.
Tatum grabbed his proper wrist and remained on the ground for a while. He was ultimately in a position to rise up and keep within the sport, however he gave the impression to be favoring that wrist for the remainder of the night time. Following Boston’s victory, the six-time All-Star underwent an X-ray, which he stated got here again clear.
Whereas Tatum initially expressed optimism about his availability going ahead, Shams Charania of ESPN reported Tuesday throughout a SportsCenter appearance that the 27-year-old underwent an MRI and was recognized with a bone bruise. Charania referred to it as a “ache tolerance” harm that would linger, including that Tatum’s availability for Recreation 2 is “up within the air.”
Head coach Joe Mazzulla advised reporters earlier on Tuesday that Tatum is taken into account day-to-day, per Souichi Terada of MassLive.com.
If Tatum is unable to play on Wednesday, the Celtics determine to lean extra closely on starters Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis for offense, with Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser among the many reserves who may see extra important roles.
