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Payton Pritchard's eye injury shows the Celtics' bench runs through him

Pritchard is questionable for Friday's NBA Cup game in Charlotte with a right-eye abrasion. He has scored 30 percent of Boston's bench points and handed out 44 percent of its bench assists, and no other point guard has earned real minutes.

James Mathews | Nov 5, 2026

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  • Carter, DevinOut
  • Cenac Jr., ChristopherOut
  • Mitchell, DillonOut
  • Pritchard, PaytonQuestionable
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