Jayson Tatum Doubtful for Celtics vs. Magic Game 3 with 'Severe' Bone Bruise Injury

After missing the Boston Celtics' Game 2 matchup against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday because of a wrist injury suffered in Game 1, Jayson Tatum remains doubtful for Game 3.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla described the injury as a "severe bone bruise" while speaking with Boston radio station 98.5 The Sports Hub (h/t ESPN).

"He's day to day. He's progressively gotten a little bit better each day. [Wednesday] he went through all the protocols and did everything he could possibly do up until the last moment to try to play," Mazzulla said.

He added: "At the end of the day I know he'll do whatever it takes to put himself in position to play and put our team in position to win. It's kind of who he is and we trust in that."

Tatum suffered a right wrist bone bruise in Game 1 of the first round series against the Magic. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter when he went up for a dunk and was knocked out of the air by Orlando's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Tatum hit the ground hard and Caldwell-Pope earned a flagrant foul.

Though his X-rays came back clean, the injury was still enough to keep Tatum out of Game 2. It was the first playoff game Tatum has missed in his eight trips to the postseason.

Luckily, the deep Celtics managed without Tatum in Game 2, beating Orlando 109-100 behind Jaylen Brown's 37 points.

While Boston may be good enough without Tatum to get past the Magic in Round 1, having its star on the court makes advancing to the second round much more of a safe bet.

Tatum is coming off another phenomenal season, putting up 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and six assists per game. He'll look to end his eighth NBA season with a championship, just as he did his seventh.