Celtics injury report: starter ruled out vs. Spurs Sunday...

Celtics injury report: starter ruled out vs. Spurs Sunday

When the Celtics play the Spurs on

Sunday, they will have a lot of

reinforcements, but Jrue Holiday, their

starting guard, won’t be there. Owing to a

sprained elbow, the team declared the

veteran out Sunday night, just before tip.

In Friday’s victory over the Raptors,

Holiday persevered despite the ailment.

in good shape against San Antonio across

the rest of the roster. Al Horford,

Kristaps Porzingis and Jayson Tatum will

all return to the lineup after sitting out

Friday’s win, the tail end of a back-to-

back matchup. Their returns will make

Boston heavy favorites against a Spurs

team that is an ugly 5-26 to begin the

year despite the strong play of No. 1 pick

Victor Wembanyama who is averaging a double-double this season.

When the Spurs play Boston on Sunday

night to begin a two-game road trip,

Keldon Johnson (back spasms) and Zach

Collins (illness) will be sidelined. The

Celtics have won five games overall and

three games on the road in a row to start

the season with a league-best 25-6 record.

This season, the Celtics are 0–1 while

Holiday is not available. He sprained his

ankle and missed two games in November.

The 2023 season finale for both clubs will

begin at 7 p.m. ET between Boston and San Antonio.

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