Wednesday night, Jaylen Brown dropped 41 to lead the Celtics past the Pelicans. After the game, Brown talked about a sore adductor to NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin.
Thursday night, Brown was in street clothes — and may be there for a couple of weeks — with a strained adductor. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla made the announcement pregame and said Brown could be out “a week or two” but could not provide much detail beyond that.
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“He’s sore,” Mazzulla said, via NBC Sports Boston. “I’m not sure what the timeline is. Just know he tried to give it a go today and wasn’t able to do it, so we’ll know more in the next couple days how he responds.”
Brown has been playing at an All-Star, maybe All-NBA level this season averaging a career-high 27.2 points plus 7.1 rebounds per game. He has looked more comfortable attacking the rim this season and remains one of the elite finishers in the game.
