Celtics’ Jayson Tatum gives injury update after brief scare in loss to Warriors

The Celtics had a brief scare in Tuesday’s loss to the Warriors when Jayson Tatum went hobbling off the court to the locker room in the first quarter.

With 7:45 left in the first quarter, Tatum inadvertently stepped on the foot of Golden State’s Brandin Podziemski and rolled his left ankle. The Celtics star immediately limped off to the locker room to get it tested before returning for the start of the second quarter.

Tatum did not seem to be quite himself for the remainder of the game, however, as he finished with 15 points on just 5-for-17 shooting, including 2-for-9 from 3-point range, though he did have seven assists. He told reporters in San Francisco after the game that the ankle was swollen, and it admitted it affected him while playing.

“Not to make any excuses, but when you sprain your ankle it kind of swells up and it’s just stiff,” Tatum told reporters. “So it’s tough to … it just makes it a little tougher to move. But I still was out there, so I feel like if you go out there and play, you can’t make any excuses.”

It’s unclear yet if Tatum will be available for Wednesday’s back-to-back against the Kings in Sacramento.