After missing Wednesday night's 128-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers due to injury, Jayson Tatum made his return on Thursday as the Boston Celtics hosted the Philadelphia 76ers.

Boston fans will be happy to see their superstar back, but the Celtics will still be shorthanded against the 76ers. Jaylen Brown (right knee posterior impingement), Jrue Holiday (right hand mallet finger), Kristaps Porzingis (illness, non-COVID), Al Horford (left big toe sprain), and Sam Hauser (right ankle sprain) have all been ruled out.

Title-favourites Illawarra are dealing with an unwanted distraction ahead of the NBL championship series as league officials dissect footage of a heated exchange between coach Justin Tatum and a leading referee.

The Boston Celtics are looking to make it back-to-back wins on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Celtics are coming off an important victory against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, 110-103, and they will want to keep their foot on the gas come Wednesday night.

Given that Tatum rarely misses games or even shows up on the injury report, this is something Celtics fans will certainly want to keep an eye on. If he is unable to go, the Celtics will likely rely more heavily on Jaylen Brown (assuming he is good to go despite being listed as questionable with an illness).

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has revealed a bizarre reason why Jayson Tatum remains underappreciated despite his superstar status.

If anyone out there knows about being under-appreciated while building a historic career in Boston, it's Celtics alumni Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

Justin Tatum says the “wrong people” are discounting his NBA championship-winning son Jayson Tatum, revealing how the Boston Celtics superstar has played a vital role in his NBL coaching success with the Illawarra Hawks.

The Pistons caught the Celtics slipping in their latest game, and Ausar Thompson caught Jayson Tatum slipping, too.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Full injury report for Friday's Thunder vs. Hawks matchup The conversation about the future face of the NBA is distracting us from a collection of superstars, including Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell, carrying the mantle for the league right now.

Despite the Boston Celtics’ dominant run to the 2024 NBA championship, Jayson Tatum continues to be overlooked by NBA fans and media. The three-time All-NBA first-team selection is often an ...

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