Brandin Podziemski ruled out of anticipated Warriors-Celtics matchup
BOSTON — Brandin Podziemski’s status on the official injury report Wednesday morning was “available.” In the afternoon, he got downgraded to questionable with an illness. Then before Wednesday night’s game between the Warriors and Celtics in the TD Garden, the Warriors ruled the guard out. Podziemski left Monday’s game in Washington D.C. with an illness. He said he felt dizzy and lightheaded, which began at the start of the game and persisted on-and-off until the end of the game, but didn’t get an official diagnosis. He subbed himself out one minute into the third quarter when his symptoms were too much to play through and didn’t return. “He’s still sick,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said pregame. “That impacts the game significantly for us. So we’ve got to figure out how to we’re going to kind of piece together the lineup behind Steph.” Podziemski, 21, is averaging 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He ranks third in the NBA in plus-minus, a metric that shows how impactful he is when he’s on the court. “He’s still feeling the effects,” Kerr said. “Whatever