The list keeps growing; Boston Celtics now down 6 players tonight versus Warriors

#NEBHInjuryReport update:

Sam Hauser (Health & Safety Protocols) - OUT
Dennis Schroder (illness, non-COVID) - OUT https://t.co/VQa4q1JWYt

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 17, 2021

It should be noted that Dennis Schroder is out tonight with a non-COVID illness (for now). Sam Hauser who was likely to get some stretch 4 minutes tonight becomes the 5th Celtic sidelined due to COVID Health and Safety Protocols. Again 5 for now, as there are still 2 hours til tip-off.

Still 2 hrs before tip-off but for now:
Tatum
Jaylen
Time Lord
Smart
Richardson
Freedom
Romeo
Pritchard
Nesmith

Not full strength, but a much better 9 than a lot of other teams have had to throw out there of late due to COVID fwiw. https://t.co/w2XCfHjsr2

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) December 17, 2021

Assuming no one else enters the becoming less and less exclusive Health and Safety Protocols club in the next 2 hours, expect the Celtics to have Time Lord and Enes Freedom split the minutes at the 5 and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to split the minutes at the 4 (Also will obviously play together as well at other times).

NBA Players Entering Protocols Since Opening Night
(10-Day Moving Average) pic.twitter.com/hA4YawqQVt

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) December 17, 2021

The Celtics will likely have to go small using Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard for more minutes. With Al Horford and Grant Williams both out the team will need some floor spacers. Juancho and Hauser were two options as bigs who can hit 3's, but they are no longer in play.