On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are playing the Clippers in Los Angeles. Before the game (on Tuesday), Jayson Tatum made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.

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The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

The Celtics, for their part, find themselves constrained by design by the NBA's collective bargaining agreement.

The Celtics have lost roughly half of their games since Thanksgiving, and fans of the team are starting to get worried.

When Team USA head coach Steve Kerr decided to sparingly play Jayson Tatum during the Paris Summer Olympics, he opened himself up to a season's worth of ridicule. Whenever the Boston Celtics star wing receives an accolade, the jokes and taunts come pouring out.

While Tatum’s shooting percentages are down, his 27.4 points per game would be the second-highest of his career over a full season. His 9.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists would set new highs.

During his time suiting up for Boston, Smith wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 4.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.

The sale of the Boston Celtics will ramp up this week as the first round of bids are submitted, and John Henry and Fenway Sports Group are reportedly expected to be in the mix.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis hangs from the rim after dunking the ball for a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) AP

It's far too early for most fans of the Boston Celtics to be thinking about which players their favorite team will end up taking, but not the experts.