BREAKING: Injuries Preclude Boston Celtics’ Key Starter from Playing Against the Milwaukee Bucks
In a highly-anticipated matchup between the two best teams in the Eastern Conference at the moment, the Boston Celtics will be shorthanded when they play the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum on Thursday night.
The Boston Celtics‘ star players, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, are actually coming off huge performances in an overtime victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, so they should be ready to go against Milwaukee. However, one of their key starters will be out on Thursday.
Al Horford is out of the Milwaukee Bucks game.
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Veteran big man Al Horford will not be able to play against the Bucks on Thursday, according to the official injury report. Due to a non-COVID illness, the 37-year-old will be unable to play in the highly anticipated matchup with Giannis Antetokounmpo and company.
It’s important to remember that Horford wore a questionable tag when he played against the Timberwolves on Wednesday because of the same injury. Nevertheless, he was eventually cleared to play and finished with 38 minutes of action that included nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three threes.
