BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla shared a constructive replace on the development of Jaylen Brown at Celtics’ afternoon apply on Saturday: he’s had no limitations this week, and is anticipated to be a full-go tomorrow.
Brown has been coping with a proper knee impingement since earlier than the All-Star break, and missed 13 video games this season on account of that harm.
“He seems to be good,” Mazzulla stated. “He was in a position to do all the things. No limitations. He’s been nice bodily and mentally, getting ready himself, able to go. I like the week that he had.”
Brown was on the ground figuring out with assistant coach Tony Dobbins when apply opened to the media, and was one of many final Celtics on the ground
All week, Celtics gamers have shared constructive updates about Jaylen Brown
“He appeared nice at this time,” Al Horford stated at apply on Tuesday. “I used to be very blissful to see him on the market, doing all the things. It’s a extremely good signal for us.”
On Saturday, Derrick White echoed that sentiment.
“He’s the most effective gamers within the recreation, so it’s at all times nice having him,” White stated. “He seems to be good, he’s feeling good, and we all know what begins tomorrow.”
Derrick White tells @RealBobManning that Jaylen Brown has appeared good at apply this week:
“He’s the most effective gamers within the recreation, so it’s at all times nice having him. He seems to be good, he’s feeling good, and we all know what begins tomorrow.” pic.twitter.com/73WRTXWPQH
— Noa Dalzell (@NoaDalzell) April 19, 2025
On Wednesday, Kristaps Porzingis stated he spoke with Brown and gave him some recommendation about managing the harm.
“Not to enter an excessive amount of element, however [telling him] stuff that simply has helped me,” Porzingis stated. “It helped me, and now we have some related stuff, perhaps. He has one thing occurring; perhaps I do know roughly what it’s, so I simply gave him my viewpoint.”
On April eighth, after the Celtics’ time beyond regulation win over the Knicks, Porzingis indicated he was supportive of Brown resting.
“He’s a tricky dude,” Porzingis stated. “He at all times preaches his warrior mindset, and he lives by it, however to what extent do we’d like that proper now? Perhaps he must handle it and ensure he’s going to be prepared for a very powerful moments.”
Brown finally sat out the ultimate three video games of the common season and subsequently obtained ache administration injections in his proper knee to “promote restoration,” as ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne first reported, and Joe Mazzulla later confirmed.
Mazzulla shed some mild on what Brown’s warrior mindset is like behind the scenes.
“His perspective, his skill to remain true himself, his skill to only keep sort of proper right here, no matter if it’s going properly or not going properly,” Mazzulla stated. “He doesn’t get distracted by the issues round — simply sort of has an understanding of how issues are imagined to go, snug with who he’s, and simply sort of places himself able to be efficient it doesn’t matter what. So, he simply has a extremely good perspective and steadiness on the issues that go into what makes him profitable and what makes our crew profitable.”
