Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles harm was not the one harm problem the Boston Celtics needed to take care of within the playoffs. Their different celebrity, Jaylen Brown, was additionally enjoying by way of a significant harm that had been bothering him on the finish of the common season.
Based on a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Saturday, Brown was enjoying by way of {a partially} torn meniscus that was little question limiting him through the group’s postseason run.
Additional assessments within the coming days will reveal if he must endure surgical procedure this offseason.
Brown had been enjoying by way of ache in his knee towards the tip of the common season and was receiving ache injections as reported by ESPN. He didn’t play within the ultimate three video games of the common season however was capable of return for the beginning of the playoffs.
He appeared in all 11 Celtics playoff video games, averaging 22.1 factors per recreation.
The Celtics have been eradicated by the New York Knicks in six video games after shedding Friday’s recreation at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The Knicks are an awesome group and have a authentic likelihood to win the NBA championship this season, however the harm points to Tatum and Brown definitely performed an enormous function within the final result of that sequence. Additionally it is a harsh reminder as to how tough it’s to not solely win a championship, however to additionally repeat as a champion.
Championship seasons require expertise, teaching, the proper matchups and an unimaginable quantity of luck that usually occasions will get missed. Luck shouldn’t be all the time concerning the ball bouncing your approach in a sure second or getting the proper name. It may also be about having your greatest gamers wholesome on the proper time of 12 months. The Celtics didn’t have that at crunch time this season. They have been by no means going to have the ability to overcome that.
