Jrue Holiday might not be able to play the Boston Celtics match against a new-look Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, February 6. Facing an inform Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, the Celtics will need strong performances from their defence but things are not looking bright for them as Holiday has been added to the injury report.
Is Jrue Holiday playing against Dallas Mavericks?
Jrue Holiday is listed as 'questionable' for the clash at the TD Garden. According to the team's official statement, the star is still suffering from a right shoulder impingement.
Jrue Holiday is Questionable for Thursday’s game against Dallas with a shoulder impingement, per Celtics, Cameron Tabatabaie, a beat reporter for The Celtics Wire, reported on X.
Holiday has been sidelined due to the same injury as he last featured in a match in December but has not shown any new signs of discomfort as of now. His consistent playing time indicated that he has recovered fully but that's not the case. His recent performances have been below par as he averages 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in the last five games.
Jrue Holiday struggling due to a shoulder impingement
Jrue Holiday gave an update on his shoulder injury admitting that the pain would be bearable but will remain for the remainder of the season.
The shoulder’s okay. It sucks to sit out, so it felt great to be back and obviously be in this arena and play in front of the fans in the last game of the New Year. I think it was just a hit or something like that where my shoulder just kind of felt weird, and then over time, it just got worse and worse, Holiday said.
Due to his injury, there has been a decline in his performances over the past couple of months. From October to December, Holiday averaged 12.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. It went a notch down in the month of January as he averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 assists per game. In the month of February, he only averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 assists over the two games he has played.