The Cavaliers will be shorthanded as they have three rotation players listed on the injury report ahead of their 7 p.m. Wednesday game against the Celtics. Darius Garland (toe surgery), Max Strus (left foot surgery) and Sam Merrill (right hip contusion) are all out, as is two-way wing Nae’Qwan Tomlin.

Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, but has a chance at returning before the end of the 2025-26 season.

The Boston Celtics were struggling to start the season. Still, Joe Mazzulla found the perfect way to wake his boys up, hilariously using DeAndre Jordan as an example. Jordan, who recently signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, got off an easy putback dunk over the Celtics' defense in the first half, causing Mazzulla to call out his team's effort.

Interestingly, Hugo Gonzalez, who started against the Detroit Pistons, was glued to the bench and didn't see a second of playing time. Over the past few games, one of Minott, Gonzalez and Baylor Scheierman has found themselves outside of the rotation as Mazzulla experiments with his starting lineup and substitution patterns.

Jaylen Brown's hamstring injury is trending in the right direction after a tough back-to-back to start the week.

Anfernee Simons made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Boston Celtics earned their first victory over the season by pulling away to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on Monday night

The Celtics started their 2025-26 regular season slate of games in a 0-3 hole. It came about after dropping their season opener to the Philadelphia 76ers 117-116 at TD Garden, then losing to the New York Knicks 105-95 at Madison Square Garden,

Nikola Jokic has started the season with three consecutive triple doubles and Denver was a shot away from being 3-0. Aaron Gordon dropped 50 points in the season opener, Jamal Murray 43 in their most recent outing, and Denver has the third-ranked offensive efficiency.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum updated his social media followers on his injury recovery process on Tuesday.