The Latest on Jayson Tatum's Status for Celtics' Game vs. Bucks

The 11-3 Celtics welcome the 10-4 Bucks to TD Garden Wednesday for what could be an Eastern Conference Finals preview.

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Wednesday night's matchup at TD Garden features whom most pundits consider the top-two teams in the East and may serve as an Eastern Conference Finals preview.

While the Milwaukee Bucks got off to a slow start, they've won five games in a row, eight of their last ten, and they're using their recent string of contests against mostly below .500 competition to hit their stride.

And while the Boston Celtics, their opponent on Wednesday, is coming off stumbling in the second half of a surprising overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets, falling 121-118, at 11-3, they boast the NBA's best record.

The hosts of this clash between two of the league's top-tier teams submitted a clean injury report on Tuesday, signaling Derrick White and Al Horford will return to the lineup. The former missed Monday's game for personal reasons, while the latter sat out the second half of Boston's back-to-back.

However, star forward Jayson Tatum woke up under the weather on Wednesday. Due to his non-Covid illness, he's considered questionable for this matchup.

As for the visitors' injury report, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic, the Bucks have upgraded Damian Lillard, dealing with a left oblique strain, from probable to available for this game. The same goes for MarJon Beauchamp, who has a right ankle sprain, and Chris Livingston, who has a left ankle sprain.

Inside The Celtics will continue to update Tatum's status for Wednesday night's game, which will tip-off at 7:30 EST, and have content related to the contest coming out before, during, and afterward. Follow @BobbyKrivitsky on Twitter for updates and analysis from pregame to post.

Update: After going through his pregame shooting routine, Jayson Tatum is available for Wednesday's Celtics-Bucks game.

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