What's it like to play basketball with only nine fingers? Ask Jrue Holiday, who's played the last two games with a cast on his right pinky.

The Celtics are deep into their new season and quest, so we’ll resist turning too many pages of the 2024 yearbook, as fun as it might be to revisit again and again.

“I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t really hear of the term mallet finger until people were telling me I had mallet finger,” Holiday said before the Celtics hosted the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden. “They just told me that I broke my finger.”

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday on Sunday missed his second consecutive game due to an injury to his right pinky, and the timeline for his return remains unclear. Holiday said he suffered the “mallet finger” injury—caused by damage to the tendon that straightens the finger—when he jammed it while going for a rebound.

After missing the last four games, Jrue showed his importance to Boston’s success in their win against Los Angeles

The Boston Celtics secured a thrilling 111-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers last night in a highly anticipated matchup that showcased two of the NBA's top-ranked teams. Entering the game tied for second place in their respective conferences,