Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles damage was not the one damage situation the Boston Celtics needed to cope with within the playoffs. Their different famous person, Jaylen Brown, was additionally taking part in by way of a significant damage 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 taking part in by way of {a partially} torn meniscus that was little doubt limiting him in the course of the workforce’s postseason run.
Additional assessments within the coming days will reveal if he must bear surgical procedure this offseason.
Brown had been taking part in 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 closing 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 sport.
The Celtics had been eradicated by the New York Knicks in six video games after shedding Friday’s sport at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The Knicks are an excellent workforce and have a authentic probability to win the NBA championship this season, however the damage points to Tatum and Brown actually performed an enormous position within the end result of that sequence. It is usually 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 correct matchups and an unbelievable quantity of luck that always instances will get ignored. Luck just isn’t all the time in regards to the ball bouncing your approach in a sure second or getting the correct name. It will also be about having your finest gamers wholesome on the proper time of 12 months. The Celtics didn’t have that at crunch time this season. They had been by no means going to have the ability to overcome that.
