The Celtics have formally listed Jayson Tatum as uncertain with a proper wrist bone bruise forward of Recreation 2 of the primary spherical of the NBA playoffs towards the Orlando Magic. Tatum suffered the harm within the fourth quarter of Recreation 1 towards the Magic, after touchdown on his wrist after a flagrant foul by Magic ahead Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
ESPN’s Shams Charania mentioned earlier Tuesday: “It’s believed to be a pain-tolerance harm, one thing that the Celtics will probably be managing day-to-day.”
Celtics Damage Report vs. Orlando (4/23):
Jayson Tatum – Proper Distal Radius Bone Bruise – DOUBTFUL
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Charania described Tatum’s standing as “considerably up within the air” on SportsCenter, and the crew’s official harm announcement reinforces that. Tatum confirmed after Sunday’s sport that X-rays got here again clear, however Charania reported that an MRI performed up to now 24 hours demonstrated a bone bruise in his capturing wrist.
Joe Mazzulla mentioned at observe on Tuesday that Tatum was day-to-day
“He was capable of do some stuff,” Mazzulla mentioned. “He was sore after the sport. It’s gotten slightly higher in the present day. He was capable of do some on-court work, and we’ll go from there.”
Tatum was not seen on the ground within the portion of Celtics observe that’s accessible to the media.
Tatum is the one participant on the Celtics’ harm report forward of Recreation 2. Jaylen Brown, who has missed 12 video games since February with a proper knee impingement, is sweet to go for Wednesday.
Al Horford was visibly upset after KCP’s foul on Tatum, and indicated at Celtics’ observe on Tuesday that he believed the Magic ahead crossed the road.
“Yeah, there was one thing further,” Horford mentioned. “There was loads. It was the second or third time that — particularly [KCP] — went at him in that method.”
Recreation 2 towards the Magic will happen on Wednesday at 7pm ET. The remainder of the sequence is scheduled on an every-other-game foundation, with Recreation 3 slated for Friday in Orlando and Recreation 4 slated for Sunday.
This story will probably be up to date as extra data is obtainable.
