BOSTON — On Sunday afternoon, Jayson Tatum appeared to harm his wrist after being on the receiving finish of a tough foul from Orlando Magic ahead Kentavius Caldwell-Pope. Tatum lay on the bottom for a couple of minutes after the foul, and afterwards confirmed to the media that X-rays got here again clear and {that a} throbbing sensation had gone away.
However, at follow on Tuesday, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned that Tatum was day-to-day, and didn’t affirm he was definitively going to go in Recreation 2.
“He was in a position to do some stuff,” Mazzulla mentioned. “He was sore after the sport. It’s gotten somewhat higher as we speak. He was in a position to do some on-court work, and we’ll go from there.”
A clip from the preliminary play went viral on Sunday evening that showcased Mazzulla urging Tatum to stand up and discouraging a coach from instantly going over to are inclined to him.
When requested about why he reacted like that to Tatum’s fall, Mazzulla initially stored issues easy: “Love.”
Requested to elaborate on that, Mazzulla added: “I’m grateful for the connection that I’ve with the blokes, grateful for the connection that I’ve with him. And you’re keen on guys in several methods, however the whole lot’s constructed on love. Every thing’s constructed on the connection that now we have — their self-expression, they permit me to be who I’m. We have now a belief for one another.”
The Celtics will host the Magic for Recreation 2 of the primary spherical of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday at 7pm.
The Celtics’ official damage report might be up afterward Tuesday afternoon, the place the staff will point out whether or not the Celtics are nonetheless is possible, questionable, uncertain, or out altogether.
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