Somehow, several seasons later and despite ample evidence to the contrary, there are still a lot of players who take Hauser lightly on defense.

Several Boston Celtics fans pointed to one major coaching decision that they believe burned their team on Friday in a marquee matchup against the

With Jrue Holiday (finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) out, the Celtics will start Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford and Luke Kornet. Hauser totaled only 12 points in 42 minutes over the last three appearances as a reserve.

What is the most insulting Boston Celtics player rating in NBA 2K25? If you ask Bleacher Report league analyst Grant Hughes, he will tell you it is the popular NBA basketball simulation video game's assessment of Celtics reserve forward Sam Hauser's 3-point shot.

The Celtics quickly filled their third and final two-way slot after waiving their second-round pick from last year's draft.

The Boston Celtics snapped their two-game losing streak as they defeated the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon.

“I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t really hear of the term mallet finger until people were telling me I had mallet finger,” Holiday said before the Celtics hosted the Denver Nuggetts at TD Garden. “They just told me that I broke my finger.”

Hauser (back) is available in Wednesday's game against the Pistons, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

The Celtics got little from their bench in the Cavaliers loss, so the depth guys made up for it with big contributions in the Nuggets win.

After missing the Celtics last game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jrue Holiday seems to have a finger injury.

▪ Jayson Tatum has faced just about every defensive coverage imaginable, and most often teams try to wobble him with blitzes, traps and double teams that force another player to beat them. But Tatum is a willing and excellent passer, and this approach sometimes leads to quick advantages for the Celtics closer to the rim.