Tatum is doubtful to play in Game 2 with a right distal radius bone bruise, the team announced.
The Celtics have officially listed Jayson Tatum as doubtful with a right wrist bone bruise ahead of Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Orlando Magic. Tatum suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Game 1 against the Magic, after landing on his wrist after a flagrant foul by Magic forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
ESPN’s Shams Charania said earlier Tuesday: “It’s believed to be a pain-tolerance injury, something that the Celtics will be managing day-to-day.”
Celtics Injury Report vs. Orlando (4/23):
Jayson Tatum – Right Distal Radius Bone Bruise – DOUBTFUL
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Charania described Tatum’s status as “somewhat up in the air” on SportsCenter, and the team’s official injury announcement reinforces that. Tatum confirmed after Sunday’s game that X-rays came back clean, but Charania reported that an MRI conducted in the past 24 hours demonstrated a bone bruise in his shooting wrist.
Joe Mazzulla said at practice on Tuesday that Tatum was day-to-day
“He was able to do some stuff,” Mazzulla said. “He was sore after the game. It’s gotten a little better today. He was able to do some on-court work, and we’ll go from there.”
Tatum was not seen on the floor in the portion of Celtics practice that is available to the media.
Tatum is the only player on the Celtics’ injury report ahead of Game 2. Jaylen Brown, who has missed 12 games since February with a right knee impingement, is good to go for Wednesday.
Al Horford was visibly upset after KCP’s foul on Tatum, and indicated at Celtics’ practice on Tuesday that he believed the Magic forward crossed the line.
“Yeah, there was something extra,” Horford said. “There was a lot. It was the second or third time that — especially [KCP] — went at him in that way.”
Game 2 against the Magic will take place on Wednesday at 7pm ET. The rest of the series is scheduled on an every-other-game basis, with Game 3 slated for Friday in Orlando and Game 4 slated for Sunday.
This story will be updated as more information is available.