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Per the Celtics, Jayson Tatum will join Kemba Walker on the bench tonight against the Grizzlies with an illness.
#NEBHInjuryReport update vs. Memphis:
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 23, 2021
Jayson Tatum (illness) - OUT
Walker is out in Memphis on the back end of a back-to-back after he played yesterday at home against Orlando.
Jayson Tatum warming up on the court earlier. Celtics just announced he is OUT tonight due to illness. pic.twitter.com/4GIOQPxLfN
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) March 23, 2021
Tatum played just under twenty-nine minutes in yesterday’s blowout win over the Magic. He scored 23 points with 4 rebounds and 4 assists, including five three-pointers in the first half.