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05/02 17:07 CDT Celtics star Jayson Tatum ruled out of Game 7 with left knee
stiffness
Celtics star Jayson Tatum ruled out of Game 7 with left knee stiffness
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been ruled out for Game 7 against
Philadelphia on Saturday night with left knee stiffness.
The team announced the news about 90 minutes before the start of the
winner-take-all first-round matchup between Boston and the Philadelphia 76ers.
"He just came in today with knee discomfort. The medical team and myself
decided for him not to play," coach Joe Mazzulla said during his pregame
meeting with reporters.
It is unclear who will start in Tatum's place.
Tatum briefly left Game 6 in the third quarter for unspecified treatment to his
calf. Tatum, of course, is just 22 games into his return from the torn right
Achilles tendon injury he suffered in last season's playoffs.
The Celtics downplayed the situation, with Tatum saying afterward that his leg
was only feeling "a little stiff." He said following a quick assessment and
some time on the exercise bike he didn't return because the game was out of
hand and the starters had already been pulled.
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