Saturday night, the Boston Celtics square off against the Detroit Pistons in the Motor City. Here's the latest injury reports for the hosts and the reigning NBA champions.
Boston did so without Sam Hauser, who's dealing with lower back pain. The six-foot-eight sharpshooter shared before tip-off that it's an ailment he has dealt with on and off since the summer.
Sam Hauser has been dealing with on and off back pain going back to the summer. Woke up feeling it today but didn’t feel anything on opening nightJoe Mazzulla pregame. "He's getting better, working at it every day, and we'll see how he progresses.""We have the flexibility and the depth to go different routes," conveyed Mazzulla about navigating Hauser's absence.
Boston's bench boss continued: "I have trust in whoever we call that they'll be ready to play, just cause of the work that they put in and things that they do. So, it's gotta be everybody by committee, depending upon what the game needs at that particular time." Kristaps Porzingis, who is rehabbing from left posterior tibialis tendon surgery and aiming for a December return, is again the only other player on the Celtics'
Saturday night's game between the Celtics and Pistons will tip off at 7 p.m. EST at Little Caesars Arena.Bobby Krivitsky's experiences include covering the NBA as a credentialed reporter for Basketball Insiders. He's also a national sports talk host for SportsMap Radio, a network airing on 96 radio stations throughout the country. Additionally, he was a major-market host, update anchor, and producer for IMG Audio, and he worked for Bleacher Report as an NFL and NBA columnist.
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