Overview
- Luka Garza will not play Friday at New York due to the concussion sustained in Wednesday’s opener, the Celtics’ injury report confirms.
- Garza took an inadvertent elbow to the head from Adem Bona in the second quarter against Philadelphia and went down before being tended to.
- He briefly returned, recording a block and attempting a three, then exited for treatment and was ruled out at halftime.
- Boston dropped the season opener to the 76ers, 117-116, after using a four-man frontcourt rotation that included Garza off the bench.
- The 26-year-old signed a two-year deal reportedly worth $5.5 million this offseason, and his return will follow the NBA’s concussion protocol steps.