Will Jayson Tatum Return For Game 2 Against Orlando Magic?

Boston Celtics' All Star power forward Jayson Tatum has been listed as doubtful for the Game 2 matchup with Orlando Magic. The injury report states Tatum has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right wrist. During Game 1 of First Round playoffs against Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum picked a nasty wrist injury while going for a dunk. He was hit hard by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who was attempting a block on Tatum's dunk.

Tatum immediately landed awkwardly on his right side and stayed down before eventually rising his feet and clenching his right hand.

KCP was handed a flagrant foul and Tatum finished the game with 17 points and shooting 8/22 from the field in 40 minutes of game time. As per Tatum, the postgame X-ray came back clean. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla also said that the All-Star, although being limited in certain capacities, was getting back in health steadily.

How Bad is Jayson Tatum's Injury?

Following the review, Tatum received treatment from the Celtics medical staff and resumed play. He went to the foul line to take his free throws but despite being an 81% free throw shooter, missed both. However, playing down the stretch, he drained a triple which eased concerns about his injury. However, contentions remained as he continued flexing his wrist on the bench once he was benched alongside Celtics starters during the final two minutes of the game.

The Celtics have a number of options to choose from even if Jayson Tatum misses Game 2. Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard could fill in the spot if things come to that. For now, it would be interesting to see how the Celtics fare against Orlando Magic with or without Jayson Tatum. Without the All-Star power forward, the Celtics could falter in scoring, which the other seeming options might have to make up for.