Jayson Tatum reportedly has bone bruise in wrist, listed as doubtful for Game 2 vs. Orlando
Tatum played through a fractured wrist for part of the 2022 playoffs. Boston will look for spots to get him rest this series.
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It looked bad when it happened. Very bad. Jayson Tatum went up for a dunk and was fouled in the air by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (who was given a flagrant foul on the play), and Tatum came down on his wrist to break the fall. Tatum stayed on the ground for a few minutes, grabbing his wrist, but continued to play in the Celtics’ win.
A closer look at the play where Jayson Tatum injured his wrist. KCP was given a flagrant 1.
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Tatum said he got an X-Ray on the wrist after the game and that it came back clean.#celtics#jaysontatum
⚡️ by Gametime pic.twitter.com/vcg2zULkLX— Celtics on CLNS (@CelticsCLNS) April 21, 2025
Now comes word that Tatum suffered a bone bruise on the play, as reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. This is reportedly a pain tolerance issue that the Celtics will monitor.
Tatum is officially listed as doubtful for Game 2.
After the game, Tatum played down the injury saying he had an X-ray and it came back clean. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Tuesday that Tatum was "day to day."
Tatum played through a fractured wrist for part of the 2022 playoffs and likely will miss little, if any, time in this series. That said, the Celtics' medical staff may want to save Tatum from himself a little, they are going to need him at his peak in the Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals if they are going to repeat as champions.
Boston is up 1-0 in what will be a physical series with the Orlando Magic, one that the Celtics should win but will not be a pushover. Boston now has more motivation to get this series over quickly — and hope the Knicks/Pistons series drags out — so that Tatum can get extra rest.
