Celtics' Jayson Tatum listed as questionable for G7 vs. 76ers - ESPN

BOSTON — In a potentially seismic development, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum was a late addition to the injury report with left knee soreness Saturday afternoon, roughly six hours before the Celtics will host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, the conclusion of the latest installment of one of the league's oldest rivalries.

He is listed as questionable.

It was Tatum's right leg that he suffered the torn Achilles in last May — with the one-year anniversary coming up on Wednesday of this week — and that he returned from back in March, only to quickly begin to resemble the player that has consistently been among the league's best for the past several seasons.

But it was his left that appeared to be an issue when he left Boston's 106-93 loss to Philadelphia in Game 6 Thursday night with 4:03 to go in the third quarter and never returned to the game. He went back to the locker room for awhile, before coming back to the bench early in the fourth quarter.

At that point, Boston declared Tatum was available to return to the game. However, around the same time Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla — with Boston trailing 88-65 with 10:24 remaining in the fourth quarter — chose to wave the white flag and put in his deep reserves for the rest of the game.

«Just wanted to give the game a different feel,» Mazzulla said in explaining his decision to pull the starters. «I think all year we've had 14, 15 guys be able to impact winning, and just wanted to give the game a different look.»

When both Mazzulla and Tatum were asked about his health, however, both downplayed that there was any issue.

«No,» Mazzulla said when asked if Tatum had gotten hurt. «He just went to the back and just got