It’s that time of year where it seems like you can catch a cold — or worse — just from looking at someone, and the Boston Celtics are evidently no exception.
Starting point guard Kemba Walker has missed the team’s last two contest due to flu-like symptoms, and has been ruled out of Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards Sunday afternoon.
To make matters worse, rookie wing Romeo Langford may miss the game as well, presumably dealing with whatever has been going around the roster in recent days.
Apparently the Celtics have the plague running through the team facilities.
Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and Romeo Langford have all been down with illness over the last few weeks.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) January 5, 2020
First-year dunk machine Javonte Green was ill but available for the Dec. 20 Chicago Bulls win, and Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Jayson Tatum have also all recently dealt with (probably unrelated) illness in recent weeks.
With a busy January schedule mostly filled with teams possessing a losing record, the Celtics can afford to rest ill players.
Even so, Boston should be thankful for the competent depth the front office has assembled — many a team in the league would be reeling from so many sick bodies.
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