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Longtime Celtic makes first start of season as Jayson Tatum is absent
A longtime Boston Celtics player made his first start of the season while Jayson Tatum was absent.
The available information does not identify which Celtics player started.
Tatum’s absence left a place open in the starting lineup for the team.
The Celtics are an NBA team, and Tatum is one of their players.
The change gave the veteran his first start this season, but no reason for Tatum’s absence is given.
No further details about the lineup or what happens next are available.
A longtime Boston Celtic made his first start of the season while Jayson Tatum was absent.
The article does not name the longtime Celtic.
The article does not state why Tatum was absent.
Yahoo Sports published the article on November 5, 2026.
- Who
- A longtime Boston Celtic; Jayson Tatum was absent.
- What
- The longtime Celtic made a first start of the season.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The start came in Tatum’s absence; the reason for his absence is not stated.
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- Team
- Boston Celtics
- Absent player
- Jayson Tatum
- Start
- First start of the season
- Publication date
- November 5, 2026