Tatum (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's Game 7 against the 76ers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. It's a big blow for the Celtics, who are facing elimination after being up 3-1 in the series. Tatum appeared to sustain the injury during Game 6 on Thursday, and the issue is severe enough for the superstar forward to miss Saturday's contest. As he did for most of the regular season, Jaylen Brown will be the Celtics' top offensive option, and the Celtics will turn to Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman and others to take on larger roles on both ends of the floor without Tatum.
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OUT - Knee - Soreness Expected Return: 2026-10-01STATS
Jayson Tatum Career Stats
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Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL23.57.43.90.61.1Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2025-26 16 16 32.6 21.8 10.0 5.3 0.2 1.4 2.4 10 1 2.9 8.9 32.9% 4.4 9.0 49.3% 7.4 17.9 41.1% 4.1 4.9 82.3% 0.5 9.5 1.6 2.2 +118 54.1% 2024-25 72 72 36.4 26.8 8.7 6.0 0.5 1.1 2.9 31 2 3.5 10.1 34.3% 5.7 10.2 55.9% 9.2 20.3 45.2% 5.0 6.1 81.4% 0.7 8.0 2.2 2.1 +534 58.2% 2023-24 74 74 35.7 26.9 8.1 4.9 0.6 1.0 2.5 25 0 3.1 8.2 37.6% 6.0 11.0 54.2% 9.1 19.3 47.1% 5.6 6.7 83.3% 0.9 7.2 2.0 1.9 +608 60.4% 2022-23 74 74 36.9 30.1 8.8 4.6 0.7 1.1 2.9 31 1 3.2 9.3 35.0% 6.6 11.8 55.8% 9.8 21.1 46.6% 7.2 8.4 85.4% 1.1 7.7 2.2 1.6 +470 60.7% 2021-22 76 76 35.9 26.9 8.0 4.4 0.6 1.0 2.9 22 0 3.0 8.6 35.3% 6.3 12.0 52.4% 9.3 20.6 45.3% 5.3 6.2 85.3% 1.1 6.9 2.3 1.5 +667 57.8% 2020-21 64 64 35.8 26.4 7.4 4.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 15 1 2.9 7.6 38.6% 6.5 13.0 50.2% 9.5 20.6 45.9% 4.6 5.3 86.8% 0.8 6.6 1.9 1.6 +161 57.6% 2019-20 66 66 34.3 23.4 7.0 3.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 10 0 2.9 7.1 40.3% 5.5 11.5 48.0% 8.4 18.6 45.0% 3.8 4.7 81.2% 1.0 6.0 2.1 1.3 +501 56.7% 2018-19 79 79 31.1 15.7 6.0 2.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 8 0 1.5 3.9 37.3% 4.4 9.2 48.3% 5.9 13.1 45.0% 2.5 2.9 85.5% 0.9 5.2 2.1 1.4 +360 54.7% 2017-18 80 80 30.5 13.9 5.0 1.6 0.7 1.0 1.4 4 0 1.3 3.0 43.4% 3.7 7.4 49.2% 5.0 10.4 47.5% 2.7 3.2 82.6% 0.6 4.4 2.1 1.1 +345 58.6% Career 60160134.523.57.43.90.61.12.415652.77.236.8%5.510.651.8%8.217.845.8%4.55.483.9%0.96.52.11.6+376458.2% -
Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL24.28.35.00.81.2Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2025-26 6 6 36.3 23.3 10.7 6.8 0.0 1.2 2.8 5 0 3.2 8.7 36.5% 4.8 8.2 59.2% 8.0 16.8 47.5% 4.2 5.3 78.1% 1.0 9.7 1.8 2.4 +28 60.8% 2024-25 8 8 40.3 28.1 11.5 5.4 0.8 2.1 3.3 5 0 3.6 9.8 37.2% 5.6 12.1 46.4% 9.3 21.9 42.3% 6.0 6.8 88.9% 1.1 10.4 2.6 1.7 +77 56.6% 2023-24 19 19 40.4 25.0 9.7 6.3 0.7 1.1 2.6 14 1 2.1 7.3 28.3% 6.3 12.3 51.3% 8.4 19.6 42.7% 6.2 7.2 86.1% 0.9 8.8 2.8 2.4 +147 54.9% 2022-23 20 20 40.0 27.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 15 0 2.7 8.2 32.3% 6.6 12.0 55.0% 9.3 20.2 45.8% 6.0 6.9 87.6% 1.3 9.2 2.2 1.9 +79 58.5% 2021-22 24 24 41.0 25.6 6.7 6.2 0.9 1.2 4.2 7 0 3.2 8.2 39.3% 5.2 11.5 44.9% 8.4 19.7 42.6% 5.7 7.1 80.0% 1.0 5.7 3.0 1.5 +108 56.2% 2020-21 5 5 37.0 30.6 5.8 4.6 1.6 1.2 2.6 0 0 2.8 7.2 38.9% 6.6 15.0 44.0% 9.4 22.2 42.3% 9.0 9.8 91.8% 0.6 5.2 3.0 1.8 -58 57.7% 2019-20 17 17 40.6 25.7 10.0 5.0 1.2 1.0 2.8 10 0 2.8 7.4 37.3% 5.8 12.2 47.1% 8.5 19.6 43.4% 5.9 7.2 81.3% 1.3 8.7 2.4 1.8 +92 56.3% 2018-19 9 9 32.8 15.2 6.7 1.9 0.8 1.1 2.0 2 0 1.1 3.4 32.3% 4.3 9.0 48.1% 5.4 12.4 43.8% 3.2 4.3 74.4% 0.8 5.9 2.3 0.9 -7 53.0% 2017-18 19 19 35.9 18.5 4.4 2.7 0.5 1.2 2.2 1 0 1.2 3.7 32.4% 5.3 10.0 52.6% 6.5 13.7 47.1% 4.3 5.1 84.5% 0.5 3.8 2.6 1.3 +51 57.8% Career 12712738.924.28.35.00.81.22.95912.47.034.9%5.711.449.7%8.118.444.0%5.56.683.9%1.07.32.61.7+51756.7%
Jayson Tatum Game Log 2025-26
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%4/9L 112-106392413811610220.0%12541.7%22731.8%10880.0%1121.3-1613045.5%4/7W 113-1023823540127342.9%8562.5%15853.3%5480.0%052.0+1232366.9%4/5W 115-10134231370356233.3%9555.6%15746.7%8787.5%0131.4+1333162.1%4/3W 133-10131231190328450.0%8450.0%16850.0%4375.0%0114.5+3013764.8%4/1W 147-1293725181102213430.8%8562.5%21942.9%4375.0%0185.5+724154.9%3/29W 114-9930325810010550.0%13753.8%231252.2%5360.0%050.0+1523463.5%3/27W 109-10236261250028225.0%16637.5%24833.3%10880.0%0122.5+113045.8%3/25W 119-10935191271356350.0%6233.3%12541.7%66100.0%0121.4+223064.9%3/22L 102-9230161120217228.6%9444.4%16637.5%3266.7%1102.0-402046.2%3/20W 117-1123013900039222.2%6116.7%15320.0%6583.3%180.0-52836.8%3/18W 120-99302410201411545.5%4250.0%15746.7%6583.3%190.5+1822468.0%3/16W 120-1123221740128225.0%10660.0%18844.4%33100.0%162.0+1112254.3%3/14W 111-10032201470219222.2%10660.0%19842.1%22100.0%1137.0+1823050.3%3/10L 125-11626245202114428.6%10660.0%241041.7%000.0%052.0-111850.0%3/8W 109-982720320019222.2%7457.1%16637.5%7685.7%122.0-311552.4%3/6W 120-10027151270128337.5%8337.5%16637.5%000.0%1113.5+2022246.9%
Regular Season Totals 32.621.810.05.30.21.42.48.92.932.9%9.04.449.3%17.97.441.1%4.94.182.3%0.59.52.2+1181.628.154.1% -
PostseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%4/30L 106-9328171130036233.3%7457.1%13646.2%5360.0%0111.0-1112155.9%4/28L 113-97402416403412433.3%7457.1%19842.1%7457.1%3131.0-903154.3%4/26W 128-96343071100510550.0%6350.0%16850.0%99100.0%072.2+2533675.2%4/24W 108-1004225570119555.6%8450.0%17952.9%3266.7%057.0+213068.2%4/21L 111-9738191490138225.0%11654.5%19842.1%2150.0%3113.0+152447.8%4/19W 123-9132251170217114.3%10880.0%17952.9%66100.0%0117.0+2013963.6%
Postseason Totals 36.323.310.76.80.01.22.88.73.236.5%8.24.859.2%16.88.047.5%5.34.278.1%1.09.72.4+281.832.860.8%
Jayson Tatum Player Profile
Career History
Jayson Tatum: Breaking News
Now questionable for Game 7
Tatum is listed as questionable for Saturday's Game 7 against the 76ers due to left knee stiffness, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports. Tatum briefly went to the locker room during the second half of Game 6 on Thursday, and while he was cleared to return, his status for Saturday's elimination game is now up in the air. The superstar forward has given the Celtics a huge boost since his return in early March, and across the first six games of the series against the Sixers he has averaged 23.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 3.2 threes and 1.2 steals over 36.3 minutes per contest. If Tatum is unable to play or is limited by his knee issue, then the Celtics will turn to Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman and Jordan Walsh to pick up the load.
Good to go for Game 7
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum is good to go for Saturday's Game 7 against the 76ers, Brian Robb of MassLive.com reports. Tatum briefly went to the locker room during the second half of Game 6, but he downplayed it after the loss, saying they played it safe with the score out of hand. Additionally, Mazzulla said he has no concerns about Tatum's leg ahead of Game 7.