Jayson Tatum acknowledged Monday that offseason surgical procedure might be a chance to restore his injured left wrist.
The Celtics star missed Saturday’s win over the Raptors on account of soreness in his left wrist, which has been nagging him since final season’s run to the NBA Finals. Tatum suffered a small fracture within the wrist however performed by it, then reaggravated it within the Celtics’ season-opening win over the 76ers. He’s been managing the discomfort all season with tape, however after he performed 48 minutes in Thursday’s win over the Warriors, a call was made to take some relaxation.
“Almost 50 minutes the other night didn’t necessarily help, and a couple of falls on my wrist,” Tatum advised reporters in Orlando on Monday. “But I think the extra day off helped me out a lot.”
Tatum returned for Monday evening’s sport towards the Magic.
Saturday was simply the third sport Tatum has missed this season, and first on account of his wrist. It’s potential that Tatum rests extra video games in the course of the second half of the common season – he’s additionally coping with discomfort in his thumb and ring finger on his left hand – to be able to keep recent for an extended playoff run. And when the season is over, surgical procedure might be on the desk for his wrist.
“Maybe. I don’t want to say yes, I don’t want to say no,” Tatum advised reporters of potential wrist surgical procedure. “It’s something we have to look at once the season’s over, but nothing that’s going to cause me to miss significant time the rest of the season, just making sure I’m all right.”
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