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The Celtics are pretty shallow at the center position. Although the emergence of Robert Williams has been wonderful, when Theis got traded and Thompson was out with COVID, the Celtics' center depth problems got exposed. Wagner, Kornet and Tacko just weren't doing the job. Luckily, Tristan Thompson has returned to the lineup after missing 13 games and has been the veteran the Celtics have needed him to be.
Tristan Thompson on his battle with COVID: "I wasn’t one of the lucky ones to have no symptoms. I was in a 12-round battle with that joker.