Celtics make late addition to Game 3 injury report
Saturday has come with a late addition to the Game 3 injury report, with guard Jrue Holiday officially tagged as ‘questionable’ due to a non-COVID illness.
Holiday’s questionable status joins an injury report that’s already ruled Kristaps Porzingis out for what will be his ninth straight absence due to a calf injury, while center Luke Kornet is considered doubtful due to a left wrist sprain suffered in Boston’s Game 2 win on Thursday.
The veteran Holiday began the C’s third-round series with a bang, with 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting, along with eight assists and seven rebounds, in an overtime win in Game 1, and added 15 points and 10 assists in a Game 2 victory.
Overall, the 33-year-old Holiday has averaged 12.3 points, 4.9 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game, along with a 49.1 field goal percentage (42.9 percent from three-point range), in 12 games this postseason.
But the big injury news in this game comes on the other bench, with Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton considered questionable due to left hamstring soreness.
The Sneakers The 4 Stars Left In The Playoffs Are Wearing
Tyrese Haliburton - Nike Kobe 6
The Kobe 6 has become one of the most popular basketball shoes this year. Fellow Indiana pro basketball player, Caitlin Clark also wears these.
An interesting and fun Pacers fact here, is that with all the different uniform options a NBA team has now, only the Indiana Pacers have opted for a “playoff uniform” this year. Though it’s not a new design, the Pacers have worn their yellow “statement” edition uniform in every game of the postseason so far. Given that no team remaining has a yellow option in their set, this will likely continue as it can be worn for both home and away games.
Jayson Tatum - Jordan Tatum 2
As one of Jordan brand’s main NBA athletes, Tatum and his design team have done a great job of not making a ton of different sneaker model options. Instead, they have had dozens of different colorways of his “Tatum” shoes over recent years. For example, last week during game four, Tatum debuted the “Avocado Milkshake” colorway of the Tatum 2s. Tatum may not debut a new option during the series against the Pacers, but it is likely that he wears a different color for each game.
Luka Dončić - Jordan Luka 2
Like Tatum, Mavs star >Luka Dončić is also a Jordan guy. He too has his own model simply called the Jordan Luka 2s. So if both the Celtics and Mavs advance to the finals we will have a Jordan vs. Jordan superstar sneaker matchup containing the Jordan Tatum 2s vs. the Jordan Luka 2s. #77 seems to always write “Gabriela” with a heart on the sole of his sneakers. That is his baby daughters name.
Anthony Edwards - Adidas AE1
The player who has been perhaps unlike anyone else also stands alone in the sneaker category, Anthony Edwards, goes with a less flashy Adidas model appropriately called the “AE1.” Though they’ve worn two different styles, the Wolves have only worn white uniforms so far in the playoffs, allowing Edwards shoe choice to always pop, just like his game. It will be an interesting matchup now vs. the Mavs as both teams have similar colors navy-based colors.
