{"id":486967,"date":"2026-03-07T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=486967"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:07:56","slug":"celtics-nikola-vucevic-to-undergo-surgery-out-approximately-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/celtics-nikola-vucevic-to-undergo-surgery-out-approximately-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics\u2019 Nikola Vucevic to Undergo Surgery, Out Approximately One Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Injuries continue to plague Joe Mazzulla\u2019s squad. Just as the Boston Celtics were enthusiastically celebrating Jayson Tatum\u2019s return to the court, news broke that has dampened the mood at TD Garden: <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"200\">Nikola Vucevic is sidelined with a right-hand injury.<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">According to ESPN sources, the Montenegrin center will undergo surgery this Saturday to repair a <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"97\">fractured right ring finger<\/b>. 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