The red-hot Philadelphia 76ers put a perfect record on the line Friday night as they welcome Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the group stage of the 2025-’26 NBA Cup.

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Here is the full injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Boston Celtics on Friday to begin the NBA Cup.

Back-to-back wins have quickly changed the narrative surrounding the Boston Celtics. Joe Mazzulla's team got off to a 0-3 start, but victories over the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers have shown signs of life within the young and unproven rotation.

White (neck) is good to go for Saturday's game against the Rockets, Taylor Snow of the Celtics ' official site reports. White will shake off his probable tag for this contest, and there's no word of any restrictions. Through six games, White is averaging 16.7 points, 4.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 1,5 steals and 2.7 three-pointers.

After the exit of Jrue, Horford, Kornet, and KP and their replacement by Minott, Queta, Garza, and Simons has required the Celtics to shake up their offensive playbook.

Rebounding has been a major flaw within the Boston Celtics roster to begin the season. Joe Mazzulla's team ranks 20th in the league for defensive rebounding and 18th for overall rebounding. In multiple games,

Jaylen Brown hilariously called LeBron James to get advice on his receding hairline after a viral moment in a recent game.

However, the Knicks’ star center, Karl Anthony Towns, may not be available for the franchise in regular-season game No. 2 due to a nagging lower-body setback. According to the official injury report for the Knicks vs. Celtics clash, Towns is listed as questionable with a right quad strain.

Josh Minott felt like he was everywhere as the Celtics beat the Cavaliers, and it appears Boston might've found something in the wing.