{"id":129507,"date":"2025-06-27T18:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/129507\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:07:20","slug":"jayson-tatums-injury-report-april-2-2025-is-the-boston-celtics-star-playing-tonight-against-the-miami-heat-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/129507\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayson Tatum’s injury report (April 2, 2025): Is the Boston Celtics star playing tonight against the Miami Heat? | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JaysonIs Jayson Tatum playing tonight? (Image via Getty) The Boston Celtics have received a major boost ahead of their matchup against the Miami Heat<\/a>, with star forward Jayson Tatum cleared to play despite recent concerns. The Celtics\u2019 injury report lists four players, but Tatum\u2019s absence from the list confirms his availability for Wednesday night\u2019s game at TD Garden. <\/p>\n

Will Jayson Tatum play tonight? Boston Celtics injury report for tonight\u2019s game against the Miami Heat (April 2, 2025)<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum<\/a>, who played a key role in Boston\u2019s 117-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, showed no signs of lingering issues during the game. His presence will be crucial as the Celtics (56-19) look to maintain their momentum against a Heat team (34-41) missing multiple key players.\"Celtics<\/p>\n

Celtics injury report April 2 (Image via NBA)<\/p>\n

While Tatum is fit, the Celtics<\/a> will still monitor several teammates. Al Horford (toe) is day-to-day, while Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Jaylen Brown (knee), and Jrue Holiday (shoulder) are all questionable. Miami, meanwhile, has five players ruled out, including Duncan Robinson (back) and Kevin Love (personal). The Heat, already short-handed, will rely heavily on Bam Adebayo, who dropped 28 points in their recent win over the Washington Wizards. <\/p>\n

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat: How have the teams performed in the last 10 matchups?<\/p>\n

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have faced each other ten times recently, with Boston dominating the rivalry. The Celtics won all ten matchups, including a 103\u201391 victory on March 14, 2025, extending their current win streak against Miami to ten games. In these games, Boston showcased strong performances from stars like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, while Miami struggled despite efforts from players like Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. Injuries to key players, such as Jimmy Butler for Miami, also impacted the Heat’s competitiveness during this stretch. Boston leads the all-time series 107\u201375.<\/p>\n

When and where to watch the Boston Celtics play tonight against the Miami Heat (April 2, 2025)?<\/p>\n

The game tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBCS-BOS and FDSSUN. With Boston favored by 10.5 points, Jayson Tatum\u2019s availability could tilt the scales further in their favor. Fans can catch the action live on Fubo, subject to regional restrictions.Also read: Will Donovan Mitchell play tonight against the New York Knicks? Latest update on the Cleveland Cavaliers star’s injury report (April 2, 2025)<\/a>As the playoffs approach, keeping Tatum healthy remains a priority, but for now, the Celtics can breathe easy knowing their leading scorer is good to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Jayson Tatum playing tonight? (Image via Getty) The Boston Celtics have received a major boost ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[7,75,25886,25887,25888,144,77,25850,295,189,3881,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-129507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-heat","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-boston-celtics","10":"tag-boston-celtics-vs-miami-heat-preview","11":"tag-celtics-injury-update-april-2025","12":"tag-celtics-playoff-push","13":"tag-heat","14":"tag-jayson-tatum","15":"tag-jayson-tatum-injury-report","16":"tag-miami","17":"tag-miami-heat","18":"tag-miamiheat","19":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114756665224214276","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}