BOSTON — Jaylen Brown will miss Friday’s recreation between the Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks with left Achilles tendonitis. How extreme — or regarding — that harm is stays to be seen, however Brown will miss time on account of an Achilles harm for the primary time this season.
He was beforehand listed on the harm report as questionable to play with left calf tightness. Each the precise harm and his official standing have been up to date on Friday.
Joe Mazzulla declined to offer a lot details about Brown’s standing in his pregame press convention earlier than Celtics-Hawks, however did provide that Brown was day-to-day.
When requested if the Achilles harm may preserve Brown out of a number of video games, Mazzulla merely repeated: “He’s day-to-day.”
When requested if it’s an harm Brown suffered in Wednesday’s recreation, or if it’s one thing he was coping with beforehand, Mazzulla stated: “‘He’s just a bit banged up.”
Outdoors of Brown, the Celtics must be largely obtainable forward of Friday’s match-up. Derrick White (proper knee contusion) and Neemias Queta (proper thumb sprain) are each obtainable after beforehand being listed as questionable. On the identical time, Nikola Vucevic stays out as he continues to recuperate from a proper ring finger fracture he suffered on March sixth.
This will likely be Jayson Tatum’s first recreation again with out his co-star. He’s averaging 19.1 factors, 9.2 rebounds, and three.7 assists per recreation this season.
The Hawks are additionally largely wholesome, apart from Jock Landale, who’s out with a proper shoulder impingement.
Celtics-Hawks ideas off at 7:30pm on Friday night time.
