UPDATE: Boston Celtics Make Jayson Tatum Announcement Before Thunder Game

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On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Oklahoma to face off against the OKC Thunder.

The Celtics most recently lost to the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 125-116.

Jayson Tatum finished the loss with 24 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals while shooting 10/24 from the field and 4/14 from three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.

Boston Celtics Make Jayson Tatum Announcement For Spurs

UPDATE: Jayson Tatum has been ruled out.

Before Thursday’s game, the Celtics have announced that Tatum will be listed as questionable.

Underdog NBA wrote: “Jayson Tatum (conditioning) questionable for Thursday.”

While Tatum has looked good since returning from injury, it makes sense for the Celtics to remain cautious.

The 2024 NBA Champion is currently averaging 19.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 39.3% from the field and 29.0% from three-point range in three games.

The Celtics Are Elite

Even though they have played the majority of the 2025-26 season without Tatum, the Celtics are still the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 43-22 record in 65 games.

They have won seven out of their last ten (and are 22-12 on the road).

Following the Thunder, the Celtics will play their next game on Saturday when they host the Washington Wizards.

Daniel Donabedian of ClutchPoints wrote (after Tuesday’s loss): “Obviously a disappointing result for the Celtics, but I don’t think anybody should be too upset about it.

Ron Harper Jr. was awesome, Jayson Tatum is still progressing (with a season-high), Derrick White had a season-high, and Jaylen Brown left early.”

Tatum has spent all nine seasons of his career with Boston.

He was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke.

Thunder Still The NBA’s Best

The Thunder come into play as the first seed in the Western Conference with a 51-15 record in 66 games.

They are in the middle of a six-game winning streak (and have won nine out of their last ten).