The Celtics debuts of Jaden Springer and Xavier Tillman will have to
The Celtics debuts of Jaden Springer and Xavier Tillman will have to wait. The most recent health report on the former and Jayson Tatum’s condition for Friday’s game against the Wizards is provided here.
The Boston Celtics, who are 39-12 overall, play the Washington Wizards on Friday night at TD Garden. In the NBA rankings, their sole opponent at 9-41 is the Detroit Pistons.
Jaden Springer and Xavier Tillman, who were added to Boston’s roster prior to Thursday’s trade deadline, are not expected to play in the game. The former is sidelined with a sore left knee. The latter is listed by the hosts as unavailable due to an impingement in his right ankle.
With regard to Tillman, he communicated at the Auerbach Center on Friday morning that there is no schedule for him to make his Celtics debut. Before joining the C’s, he missed the previous four games played by the Memphis Grizzlies.
However, Jayson Tatum will start for Boston in their matchup with the Wizards. Due to a non-Covid sickness, the five-time All-Star’s readiness for this game was first questioned.
The game versus Washington will begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. Within There will be Celtics-related content available prior to, during, and following the game. For pregame to postgame updates and commentary, follow @BobbyKrivitsky on Twitter.
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