“He’s dealing with a severe bone bruise,” Joe Mazzulla said in an interview on Boston radio station 98.5 The Sports Hub. “He’s day to day. He’s progressively gotten a little bit better each day. [Wednesday] he went through all the protocols and did everything he could possibly do up until the last moment to try to play.”
Source: RealGM
Source: RealGM
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Jason Beede @therealBeede
Nothing out of the ordinary on the #Magic injury report for Game 3.
The Celtics said Jrue Holiday (right hamstring strain) is Questionable, while Jayson Tatum (right distal radius bone bruise) is Doubtful. pic.x.com/G6VD8ubaia – 5:15 PM
Nothing out of the ordinary on the #Magic injury report for Game 3.
The Celtics said Jrue Holiday (right hamstring strain) is Questionable, while Jayson Tatum (right distal radius bone bruise) is Doubtful. pic.x.com/G6VD8ubaia – 5:15 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Don’t know for sure but Joe’s evasive answers post game and his ‘severe’ comment today definitely make you start to think Tatum could miss more time. – 3:24 PM
Don’t know for sure but Joe’s evasive answers post game and his ‘severe’ comment today definitely make you start to think Tatum could miss more time. – 3:24 PM
Jason Beede @therealBeede
My @orlandosports recap as the #Magic drop Game 2 vs. the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics:
“They came out of the locker room in the third quarter, went on a run and we had trouble getting back the rest of the game,” Paolo Banchero said. orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/23/bee… – 12:05 AM
My @orlandosports recap as the #Magic drop Game 2 vs. the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics:
“They came out of the locker room in the third quarter, went on a run and we had trouble getting back the rest of the game,” Paolo Banchero said. orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/23/bee… – 12:05 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Without Jayson Tatum, #Celtics gut out a 109-100 win over #Magic, lead series 2-0. Game 3 Friday in ORL. Brown 36, 10 reb, 5 ast; Porzingis 20, 10 reb and 5 stitches, White 17, Pritchard 14, Holiday 11; Banchero 32, Wagner 25, Carter Jr. 16, Black 11. – 9:38 PM
Without Jayson Tatum, #Celtics gut out a 109-100 win over #Magic, lead series 2-0. Game 3 Friday in ORL. Brown 36, 10 reb, 5 ast; Porzingis 20, 10 reb and 5 stitches, White 17, Pritchard 14, Holiday 11; Banchero 32, Wagner 25, Carter Jr. 16, Black 11. – 9:38 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jaylen Brown in Game 2:
36 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
12-19 FG
5-7 3P
His first playoff game without Tatum since he was a rookie. pic.x.com/aGkiusA8lJ – 9:34 PM
Jaylen Brown in Game 2:
36 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
12-19 FG
5-7 3P
His first playoff game without Tatum since he was a rookie. pic.x.com/aGkiusA8lJ – 9:34 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Brown played 41 minutes and scored 36 with 10 REB and 5 AST on 12/19 FG with Tatum out. Massive performance. – 9:33 PM
Brown played 41 minutes and scored 36 with 10 REB and 5 AST on 12/19 FG with Tatum out. Massive performance. – 9:33 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
It’s a 10-5 run to start the 2nd with no Brown/Tatum on the floor for Boston. pic.x.com/JfisUmCekX – 7:45 PM
It’s a 10-5 run to start the 2nd with no Brown/Tatum on the floor for Boston. pic.x.com/JfisUmCekX – 7:45 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Nothing official from the Celtics yet but no sign of Jayson Tatum anywhere. He hasn’t been on the floor to warm up and wasn’t in the locker room. – 6:09 PM
Nothing official from the Celtics yet but no sign of Jayson Tatum anywhere. He hasn’t been on the floor to warm up and wasn’t in the locker room. – 6:09 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Didn’t see Tatum in the locker room and he hasn’t warmed up yet. Would be stunned if he plays. – 5:51 PM
Didn’t see Tatum in the locker room and he hasn’t warmed up yet. Would be stunned if he plays. – 5:51 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum is not shooting at his regular time slot with Jaylen Brown. Probably a sign he’s sitting out. #Celtics #Magic – 5:49 PM
Jayson Tatum is not shooting at his regular time slot with Jaylen Brown. Probably a sign he’s sitting out. #Celtics #Magic – 5:49 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Mosley on Tatum’s potential absence: “He’s such an unbelievable scoring threat. Other guys pick up the slack … usually it’s Al Horford who gets the nod there.” – 5:36 PM
Mosley on Tatum’s potential absence: “He’s such an unbelievable scoring threat. Other guys pick up the slack … usually it’s Al Horford who gets the nod there.” – 5:36 PM
Jason Beede @therealBeede
No update on Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (right wrist bone bruise) from Boston coach Joe Mazzulla ahead of Game 2 against the #Magic. He’s still doubtful, Mazzulla said. – 5:22 PM
No update on Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (right wrist bone bruise) from Boston coach Joe Mazzulla ahead of Game 2 against the #Magic. He’s still doubtful, Mazzulla said. – 5:22 PM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Nothing illuminating on Jayson Tatum (bruised rt. wrist) from Joe Mazzulla just now. Reiterates the injury report — that he’s doubtful for tonight v. Orlando. Adds that he’s doing everything to get back and that he’s day to day. – 5:20 PM
Nothing illuminating on Jayson Tatum (bruised rt. wrist) from Joe Mazzulla just now. Reiterates the injury report — that he’s doubtful for tonight v. Orlando. Adds that he’s doing everything to get back and that he’s day to day. – 5:20 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Mazzulla doesn’t have a Tatum update. Will see how he feels when he gets here. Said he’s still day-to-day with a bone bruise. – 5:17 PM
Mazzulla doesn’t have a Tatum update. Will see how he feels when he gets here. Said he’s still day-to-day with a bone bruise. – 5:17 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Joe Mazzulla is about to speak before Game 2 so should expect a Tatum update soon. – 5:14 PM
Joe Mazzulla is about to speak before Game 2 so should expect a Tatum update soon. – 5:14 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Jayson Tatum (wrist) is listed as doubtful for Game 2 vs. Magic.
@TheFrankIsola thinks we’ll see Tatum play tonight
Hear the game on NBA Radio at 7pET sxm.app.link/NBAPlayoffs2025 pic.x.com/teYPYm9Epb – 2:19 PM
Jayson Tatum (wrist) is listed as doubtful for Game 2 vs. Magic.
@TheFrankIsola thinks we’ll see Tatum play tonight
Hear the game on NBA Radio at 7pET sxm.app.link/NBAPlayoffs2025 pic.x.com/teYPYm9Epb – 2:19 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: Four things to watch for in Game 2 with Jayson Tatum doubtful
bostonsportsjournal.com/live/bsj-live-… – 1:37 PM
New on BSJ: Four things to watch for in Game 2 with Jayson Tatum doubtful
bostonsportsjournal.com/live/bsj-live-… – 1:37 PM
Jason Beede @therealBeede
“That stuff really means nothing to me,” #Magic’s Cole Anthony told me and @mvsonwilliams about Al Horford’s comments about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s foul on Jayson Tatum. “At the end of the day, if anything, I look at it like a positive because now we’ve got them complaining.” pic.x.com/Dz9d13Rr6e – 12:00 PM
“That stuff really means nothing to me,” #Magic’s Cole Anthony told me and @mvsonwilliams about Al Horford’s comments about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s foul on Jayson Tatum. “At the end of the day, if anything, I look at it like a positive because now we’ve got them complaining.” pic.x.com/Dz9d13Rr6e – 12:00 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
NEW @CelticsCLNS — Talked to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope about his foul on Jayson Tatum as Tatum enters Game 2 doubtful with a wrist injury.
“Sometimes stuff is going to happen, but I didn’t think any line was crossed,” Franz Wagner said.
clnsmedia.com/kentavious-cal… – 11:33 AM
NEW @CelticsCLNS — Talked to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope about his foul on Jayson Tatum as Tatum enters Game 2 doubtful with a wrist injury.
“Sometimes stuff is going to happen, but I didn’t think any line was crossed,” Franz Wagner said.
clnsmedia.com/kentavious-cal… – 11:33 AM
Jason Beede @therealBeede
“I didn’t see the flagrant,” #Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum. “Two guys were going for the block and I think it was just the fall [that] was probably what set it off more than anything.”
Full remarks from Mosley: pic.x.com/Fc7kLkBFip – 11:25 AM
“I didn’t see the flagrant,” #Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum. “Two guys were going for the block and I think it was just the fall [that] was probably what set it off more than anything.”
Full remarks from Mosley: pic.x.com/Fc7kLkBFip – 11:25 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Horford upset with Magic’s physicality after Tatum injury sportando.basketball/en/horford-ups… – 3:34 AM
Horford upset with Magic’s physicality after Tatum injury sportando.basketball/en/horford-ups… – 3:34 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
New podcast premiering momentarily on YouTube … why the Celtics should be okay if Jayson Tatum misses time in this series vs. Orlando. Hear from Al Hoford on Payton Pritchard on the “extra” from Orlando on that foul. Also, Pritchard is 6MOY!
youtube.com/watch?v=IO4QVw… pic.x.com/DdmdLsKQ1L – 9:08 PM
New podcast premiering momentarily on YouTube … why the Celtics should be okay if Jayson Tatum misses time in this series vs. Orlando. Hear from Al Hoford on Payton Pritchard on the “extra” from Orlando on that foul. Also, Pritchard is 6MOY!
youtube.com/watch?v=IO4QVw… pic.x.com/DdmdLsKQ1L – 9:08 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Going to record my podcast soon. My take that I’ll spend a lot of time on is that if there’s ever a series where missing Jayson Tatum is okay, this is the one. – 7:20 PM
Going to record my podcast soon. My take that I’ll spend a lot of time on is that if there’s ever a series where missing Jayson Tatum is okay, this is the one. – 7:20 PM
Jason Beede @therealBeede
My latest for @orlandosports: With Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in limbo, minor tweaks could add up for #Magic in crucial Game 2:
“If we can limit our turnovers, get more possession on the offensive end, we’ll be great and get more shots up,” KCP said.
More: orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/22/orl… – 7:05 PM
My latest for @orlandosports: With Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in limbo, minor tweaks could add up for #Magic in crucial Game 2:
“If we can limit our turnovers, get more possession on the offensive end, we’ll be great and get more shots up,” KCP said.
More: orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/22/orl… – 7:05 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
We’re live talking Tatum on @CelticsCLNS: youtube.com/live/8xxJuq11S… – 5:10 PM
We’re live talking Tatum on @CelticsCLNS: youtube.com/live/8xxJuq11S… – 5:10 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
LIVE Garden Report: Jayson Tatum DOUBTFUL for Game 2 of Celtics vs Magic x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:09 PM
LIVE Garden Report: Jayson Tatum DOUBTFUL for Game 2 of Celtics vs Magic x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:09 PM
Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
UPDATE: Jayson Tatum’s wrist injury is being described as a right distal radius bone bruise. Translation: The wrist end (distal) of the forearm bone on his thumb side (radius) has been damaged. The average time lost for nondescript wrist bone contusions is 2.6 days (~0.6 game). – 4:43 PM
UPDATE: Jayson Tatum’s wrist injury is being described as a right distal radius bone bruise. Translation: The wrist end (distal) of the forearm bone on his thumb side (radius) has been damaged. The average time lost for nondescript wrist bone contusions is 2.6 days (~0.6 game). – 4:43 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Wrote about the Tatum situation. Joe’s change of tone on the injury struck me today, but this does seem like more of a ‘how well can he play through it’ injury than ‘how long will he be out?’
But this is potentially a major development in this series: clnsmedia.com/jayson-tatum-d… – 4:33 PM
Wrote about the Tatum situation. Joe’s change of tone on the injury struck me today, but this does seem like more of a ‘how well can he play through it’ injury than ‘how long will he be out?’
But this is potentially a major development in this series: clnsmedia.com/jayson-tatum-d… – 4:33 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
The #Celtics’ only loss without Tatum this year, with other starters playing, was their December defeat at Orlando. – 4:21 PM
The #Celtics’ only loss without Tatum this year, with other starters playing, was their December defeat at Orlando. – 4:21 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics list Jayson Tatum as doubtful with a right wrist bone bruise. #Magic – 4:11 PM
#Celtics list Jayson Tatum as doubtful with a right wrist bone bruise. #Magic – 4:11 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
The Celtics are 8-2 without Tatum this season.
Both losses were to the Magic. pic.x.com/jSY0VsymWd – 4:04 PM
The Celtics are 8-2 without Tatum this season.
Both losses were to the Magic. pic.x.com/jSY0VsymWd – 4:04 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum downplayed the injury after G1, but he was even quieter and shorter than usual. Could tell he wasn’t thrilled or had some concern about it. I think this injury is less about how long will it hold him out, and more about how it impacts him when he plays. – 4:03 PM
Tatum downplayed the injury after G1, but he was even quieter and shorter than usual. Could tell he wasn’t thrilled or had some concern about it. I think this injury is less about how long will it hold him out, and more about how it impacts him when he plays. – 4:03 PM
Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Celtics listing Jayson Tatum as doubtful for Game 2 with a R ight Distal Radius Bone Bruise. – 4:00 PM
Celtics listing Jayson Tatum as doubtful for Game 2 with a R ight Distal Radius Bone Bruise. – 4:00 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jayson Tatum reportedly has a bone bruise in his wrist, he can play depending on pain tolerance
Don’t expect him to miss much, if any, time, but the Celtics will need him at his peak later in the playoffs, so it’s a balancing act.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jayso… – 3:37 PM
Jayson Tatum reportedly has a bone bruise in his wrist, he can play depending on pain tolerance
Don’t expect him to miss much, if any, time, but the Celtics will need him at his peak later in the playoffs, so it’s a balancing act.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jayso… – 3:37 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Reporting for @SportsCenter on the wrist injury for Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum: pic.x.com/SpC78XrLWM – 2:42 PM
Reporting for @SportsCenter on the wrist injury for Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum: pic.x.com/SpC78XrLWM – 2:42 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
This must’ve been the earlier play Al Horford had an issue with KCP over before he injured Tatum later. pic.x.com/GTVA3i88G2 – 12:53 PM
This must’ve been the earlier play Al Horford had an issue with KCP over before he injured Tatum later. pic.x.com/GTVA3i88G2 – 12:53 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Horford on Mazzulla telling Tatum to ‘get up’: “Our team has taken after Joe, and the way that he is. We want to play hard, we want to compete, that’s the mindset that we carry. Joe is competitive, just as competitive as we are … we all want the same thing for our group.” – 12:29 PM
Horford on Mazzulla telling Tatum to ‘get up’: “Our team has taken after Joe, and the way that he is. We want to play hard, we want to compete, that’s the mindset that we carry. Joe is competitive, just as competitive as we are … we all want the same thing for our group.” – 12:29 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum isn’t on the floor right now after practice. He’s usually getting some extra shots up around this time. – 12:10 PM
Tatum isn’t on the floor right now after practice. He’s usually getting some extra shots up around this time. – 12:10 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Joe Mazzulla said Jayson Tatum went through “some stuff” at practice and he’s “day to day” with the wrist. #Celtics #Magic – 12:02 PM
Joe Mazzulla said Jayson Tatum went through “some stuff” at practice and he’s “day to day” with the wrist. #Celtics #Magic – 12:02 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Joe Mazzulla says Jayson Tatum is day to day. He was able to go through some stuff on court today – 12:02 PM
Joe Mazzulla says Jayson Tatum is day to day. He was able to go through some stuff on court today – 12:02 PM
More on this storyline
Jay King: Jrue Holiday has been added to the Celtics injury report with a strained right hamstring. Jayson Tatum will be doubtful again for Game 3. -via x.com / April 24, 2025
The Celtics found a way to make more plays than the Magic, even without Jayson Tatum, who sat out with a bone bruise in his right wrist. Orlando’s defense is good, but Boston is too deep to fully stop when one of their stars is out. “Obviously JT is the offensive leader of our team. We all kind of play off of him, but any given night I could rise to the occasion,” Brown said. “I just do what the team needs me to do. I’ve taken that mentality, and I think sometimes people think that’s the only thing that you can do. So tonight I got lucky, I guess, but we’ll be ready for the next one.” -via Boston Sports Journal / April 24, 2025
“I didn’t see the flagrant,” Mosley said at morning shootaround ahead of Wednesday’s Game 2 at TD Garden. “Two guys were going for the block and I think it was just the fall [that] was probably what set it off more than anything.” Tatum (right wrist) remained listed as doubtful throughout the afternoon because of a bone bruise on his shooting hand that came from the bad fall. “It’s playoff basketball,” Mosley said. “And I don’t think that warranted what it was.” -via Orlando Sentinel / April 23, 2025