Lower than an hour earlier than tipoff in Recreation 2 of the NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics revealed the standing of star Jayson Tatum.
The six-time All-Star is about to overlook the primary playoff sport of his profession when the Celtics host the Orlando Magic within the second sport of their Japanese Convention first-round playoff sequence Wednesday night time.
Tatum has been dominated out with a wrist damage that he picked up through the Celtics’ Recreation 1 conflict, in keeping with ESPN.
He sustained a bone bruise in his capturing wrist after a heavy fall within the Celtics’ opening win over the Magic on the weekend, in keeping with ESPN’s Shams Charania .
After present process an MRI to find the complete extent of the issue, the Celtics listed their star energy ahead as uncertain on Tuesday. That standing was then escalated to out Wednesday night.
Tatum went as much as the rim early within the fourth quarter of Recreation 1 on Sunday, solely to be met by Orlando duo Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Jayson Tatum has been dominated out of Recreation 2 of the Celtics’ playoff sequence in opposition to the Magic
The trio collided, sending him crashing to the ground earlier than he landed awkwardly on his wrist.
He was nonetheless capable of end the sport and assist the Celtics safe a snug 103-86 win, however his mother Brandy Cole was nonetheless left seething in regards to the incident afterwards.
Brandy, who was within the crowd at TD Backyard, might be heard asking her son: ‘You need me to go to the Orlando locker room?’
Jayson smirked earlier than heading into the Boston locker room after the win. The transfer to guard her son impressed the workforce’s fan base; together with one among their most notable supporters, Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy.
‘Love Tatum’s mom providing to beat up the Magic. We’re formally into the annual Tatum playoff ceremony of passage. The whole world says Tatum sucks whereas Tatum and the Celtics beat the s*** outta everyone,’ Portnoy stated.
The Celtics are the Japanese Convention’s No 2 seed a yr after successful the NBA Championship, the place they dominated the Dallas Mavericks within the finals.
Tatum was Boston’s chief in factors, rebounds and assists on the way in which to their title victory. That earned him a five-year contract extension final yr, price as much as $314million, an NBA document.
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