Baylor Scheierman has suffered a left thumb fracture and is questionable to look in Saturday’s recreation, the Celtics introduced on Saturday.
Scheierman has began the final six video games for the Celtics; in that span, he’s averaged 8.7 factors and 5 rebounds. He’s turn out to be an more and more vital a part of the Celtics’ rotation as of late, averaging 24.3 minutes per recreation in February.
Provided that the Celtics haven’t totally dominated Scheierman out, it’s attainable that that is an harm he plans on making an attempt to play by way of. If he’s sidelined, the Celtics may go along with Ron Harper Jr. within the lineup once more; Harper Jr missed has began two video games this season, each with Jaylen Brown sidelined.
Scheierman was not beforehand on the Celtics harm report, so it’s doubtless he suffered the harm in Friday’s recreation towards the Brooklyn Nets.
Jayson Tatum stays sidelined
There was a number of hypothesis that Jayson Tatum would make his season debut on Sunday, however the Celtics star stays sidelined as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles suffered final Might.
Tatum may return any day within the coming weeks, however he additionally has maintained that he has not made an official determination about whether or not or not he’ll return this season.
Final week at Celtics follow, Tatum mentioned he nonetheless had no set return date. He mentioned he received’t play till he’s 100%, and didn’t disclose what % he was at.
“I really feel like I’m beating a lifeless horse,” Tatum mentioned. “I’m taking it in the future at a time. That is one thing that’s very severe. The harm that I had is only a lengthy journey. For me, it’s simply simpler to take it in the future at a time and see how I progress from there.”
With out Tatum, the Celtics have held up higher than most anticipated; they’ve the second-best document within the Jap Convention at 39-20, and the fifth-best document within the NBA. The Celtics have received 8 of their final 10 video games.
The 76ers have the Sixth-best document within the East at 33-26.
