Overview
- Tatum is listed as out for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia on the Celtics’ official injury report.
- Recent reporting indicates Tatum has been participating in full five-on-five scrimmages as he rehabs from last spring’s Achilles rupture.
- 76ers coach Nick Nurse said Philadelphia has discussed contingency plans in case Tatum unexpectedly appears on the game-day report.
- Boston starter Baylor Scheierman sustained a fractured left thumb against the Nets and is questionable for Sunday.
- The Celtics are 39-20 and second in the East, focusing on integrating new center Nikola Vucevic, who posted 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in his best game with Boston.