BOSTON — The Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night for a Game 7. Tatum was ruled out with left knee stiffness two hours before tip-off.
Tatum was initially planning on playing after missing the final 15 minutes of Thursday’s Game 6 in Philadelphia, but was listed as questionable on Saturday afternoon.
“I expect to play,” Tatum said. “It was my other leg, not the one I injured last year. I mean, I wasn’t like
overly concerned. Shit, I came out at four minutes, like I was supposed to. Just kind of assessed the game — he took the starters out fairly early in the fourth quarter.”
Despite that, Tatum was ruled out at 5:30pm.
“He came in today with knee discomfort,” Joe Mazzulla said ahead of tip-off, describing Tatum as day-to-day.
Baylor Scheierman or Jordan Walsh would likely take his place in the starting lineup. Payton Pritchard, who has been the team’s third-leading scorer all year, could also enter the starting lineup ahead of Game 7.
