The Boston Celtics introduced that each Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation are out towards the Detroit Pistons tonight. Tatum is out resulting from a proper patella tendinopathy, whereas Vacation misses his third recreation with left knee tendinopathy. Each had been listed as ‘questionable’ on Tuesday, however now, neither will go well with up towards the Pistons.
In an interview final season, Tatum spoke about not wanting to take a seat out video games:
“There’s been instances the place two weeks prematurely we discuss, ‘let’s take this recreation off.’ And I’ll be like, ‘alright.’ Then the day comes and I’ll be like, ‘[expletive] that.’ I believe that’s simply one thing that’s the child in me. I all the time dreamed about enjoying within the NBA and by no means need to take that as a right. I simply love enjoying basketball… I simply all the time need to play.”
Tatum all through his NBA profession has been each sturdy and dependable. Final season, he featured in 74 video games.
The previous Duke Blue Satan has been enjoying at an MVP degree this yr averaging 28.4 factors, 8.6 rebounds, and 5.6 assists and was named October/November’s Japanese Convention Participant of the Month.
For Vacation, this shall be his third recreation missed and second consecutive. It doesn’t appear to be a long-term harm, and there’s an opportunity Vacation comes again on Friday when Boston hosts the Milwaukee Bucks.
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