Celtics ahead Jaylen Brown has been dominated out for a minimum of two video games after being identified with a bone bruise with posterior impingement in his proper knee, according to the team.
Brown will miss Friday’s contest in Utah and Sunday’s in Portland earlier than being reevaluated on Monday. It’s unclear whether or not he’ll be accessible for the remainder of the Celtics’ street journey, which incorporates video games in Sacramento (March 24), Phoenix (March 26), San Antonio (March 29) and Memphis (March 31).
Brown additionally sat out on March 6 and March 14 on account of his proper knee concern, which was referred to at the moment as merely “posterior impingement” — each of these video games had been a part of back-to-back units.
Whereas Brown’s reevaluation timeline suggests the harm isn’t thought of a big one, it is sensible for the Celtics to maintain him sidelined for a minimum of a few video games in the event that they imagine that additional relaxation will assist him get nearer to 100%. Boston’s 50-19 report places the workforce six video games behind the top-seeded Cavaliers and 6 video games up on the No. 3 Knicks, so the precedence at this level is getting wholesome for the postseason relatively than combating for a playoff seed.
Brown has averaged 22.8 factors, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.3 minutes per sport throughout 56 outings (all begins) this season. He’s a candidate for a spot on an All-NBA workforce, however his eligibility will hinge on whether or not his knee ailment retains him on the shelf past Sunday. After lacking the Celtics’ subsequent two video games, the 28-year-old should play in a minimum of 9 of the ultimate 11 to fulfill the 65-game standards.
