The Celtics moved Jayson Tatum from day-to-day to cleared on Saturday's injury report, removing the question mark from Boston's season opener against Philadelphia. He is now in line to play when the Celtics tip off their 2026-27 campaign at 8 p.m. ET.
What happened
Jayson Tatum came off the Celtics' injury report on Saturday, Oct. 10, moving from day-to-day to cleared at 7:49 p.m. ET, hours ahead of Boston's season opener against the 76ers. The forward-guard had been day-to-day since Thursday, Oct. 8, when the report listed him with a rest issue. No injury detail was attached to Saturday's update, and the report carried no additional comment. The clearance follows a pattern from September, when Tatum was day-to-day with a left knee and leg issue on Sept. 6 before being cleared on Sept. 24.
What it means for the Celtics
Boston opens its 2026-27 season at home against Philadelphia on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBA TV, with Tatum available after his clearance. Last season he averaged 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 32.6 minutes across 16 games, the kind of workload that puts him back at the center of Boston's offense. In stretches when he has been out, the Celtics have leaned on Jaylen Brown (34.4 minutes, 28.7 points), Derrick White (34.1 minutes, 16.5 points) and Payton Pritchard (32.3 minutes, 17.0 points), with Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Anfernee Simons, Nikola Vucevic and Baylor Scheierman also seeing extended run. The Celtics are 0-0, since the 2026-27 season has not started, so there is no record to split with or without him yet.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Tatum's status holds through the opener and into Boston's following games. No return timeline was announced, since Saturday's update cleared him rather than setting a date. Elsewhere on the report, Devin Carter is day-to-day with an illness and Ron Harper Jr. is day-to-day with a right shoulder issue, so the report is worth checking again before tip-off.
Is Jayson Tatum playing vs 76ers?
Yes. Boston cleared Tatum on Saturday's injury report, and he is in line to play in the season opener against Philadelphia at 8 p.m. ET on NBA TV.
When will Jayson Tatum be back?
He is already back. The Celtics moved him from day-to-day to cleared on Saturday's report, with no injury detail attached and no return date needed.