BOSTON — Though Celtics All-Star swingman Jaylen Brown beneath to go into specifics about the cartilage abrasion in his appropriate knee, the 2024 Finals MVP said afterwards convenance Saturday that he acquainted acceptable and wouldn’t be on a account brake branch into Sunday’s playoff opener adjoin the Orlando Magic.
Jaylen Brown’s knee is conceivably the Celtics’ better catechism mark branch into the postseason opener adjoin the seventh-seeded Magic on Sunday at TD Garden in Boston. Brown absent the final three amateur of the approved division and, as ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported, accustomed affliction injections in his knee to advance healing.
But Jaylen Brown was a abounding actor at convenance this anniversary and was the aftermost Celtics amateur to leave the cloister afterwards the team’s Saturday session.
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“He looks good,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “He was able to do everything, no limitations. He’s been great, physically, mentally, really preparing himself, ready to go. So [I] love the week that he had.”
Jaylen Brown Stays Focused on Magic Series Amid Knee Concerns as Celtics Chase Back-to-Back Titles
Asked about the injections, Brown said, “I’m not here to talk about my knee, guys. It is what it is. I’m focused on Orlando.”
Jaylen Brown averaged 22.2 points per game this season for the Celtics, second on the team behind fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum’s 26.8.
The 61-win Celtics, the second-seeded team in the East behind the Cleveland, are trying to be the first team to repeat as champions since the 2017 and 2018 Golden State Warriors.
Even though they have a league-high 18 championships, the Celtics have not repeated since the 1960s, when they won eight straight with star center Bill Russell anchoring the middle.
Jaylen Brown said he and his teammates understand the expectations.
“Of course we know what we’re trying to accomplish, but I think our mindset is just what’s in front of us, not looking down the line, not overlooking nobody,” Brown said. “Our goal is [Game 1]. That’s the focus. Nothing else. Not next week, not six weeks, not 10 years from now. Just Sunday.”
