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With their postseason seed locked in, the seventh-place Boston Celtics opted to leave most of their core players home for their final road trip of the regular season, allowing them to fully heal from minor injuries and be well-rested for the play-in round. But for a fully healthy Evan Fournier and Jayson Tatum, this trip was treated like any other.
Here s a list of the Celtics players officially ruled out:
#NEBHInjuryReport vs. New York (2/2):
Jayson Tatum (Left Ankle Impingement) - OUT
Tristan Thompson (Left Pectoral Strain) - OUT
Kemba Walker (Left Cervical Nerve Irritation) - OUT
Robert Williams (Left Foot, Turf Toe) - OUT Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 16, 2021
This is a tremendous chance for many of the Celtics young players, including Payton Pritchard, Romeo Langford, Aaron Nesmith, Tremont Waters, Grant Williams and others to gain some valuable experience before the playoffs and earn more trust from the coaching staff.
It s entirely possible that one of these players could get called on in a key moment during the postseason.
Boston Celtics Sitting Top Seven Players For ESPN Broadcasted Game on Final Day of Season
By Stephen Douglas
Inactive Boston Celtics | Ethan Miller/Getty Images
The Boston Celtics played the New York Knicks on Sunday at 1pm on ESPN on the final day of the NBA season. Heading into the weekend ESPN was probably thrilled they had two major market playoff teams in a classic Sunday matinee at Madison Square Garden. While the New York Knicks want to win to clinch the 4-seed over the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics have nothing to play for half their roster will be inactive.