Celtics Announce Injury News Before Game 3 Against Knicks

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated May 9, 2025 6:59 PM ET

The Boston Celtics are running out of time to improve their form against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, as they're down 0-2 with two games at Madison Square Garden coming up. They missed a record 45 three-pointers in Game 1, which they lost 108-105 in overtime.

The Celtics also blew 20-point leads in each contest and were saddled by Jayson Tatum's subpar performance in Game 2. The six-time All-Star scored just 13 points (5-19 FG, 1-5 3 PT) in 42 minutes and turned the ball over on a Mikal Bridges steal on the final play. Boston lost 91-90.

Furthermore, the Celtics announced an unfortunate injury update on Friday, via their social media.

"Injury Report for tomorrow at New York:

Sam Hauser (right ankle sprain) - DOUBTFUL," they announced.

Injury Report for tomorrow at New York:

Sam Hauser (right ankle sprain) - DOUBTFUL
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 9, 2025

Hauser played four minutes in Game 1, but missed Game 2. The 27-year-old averaged 3.2 points on 54.5 percent shooting (44.4 percent 3 PT) with 1.6 rebounds in Boston's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.

Hauser has been with the Celtics his entire career dating back to 2021-22. The Virginia alum is averaging 7.4 points on 45.1 percent shooting (42 percent 3 PT) with 2.9 rebounds across four regular seasons.

Meanwhile, the Knicks have a clean injury report. Star guard Jalen Brunson leads them with 29.4 points on 41.9 percent shooting (34.9 percent 3 PT) as well as 7.6 assists in the playoffs thus far. Additionally, star big man Karl-Anthony Towns tops the team with 11.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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