Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles damage was not the one damage situation the Boston Celtics needed to take care of within the playoffs. Their different celebrity, Jaylen Brown, was additionally enjoying by means of a significant damage that had been bothering him on the finish of the common season.
In accordance with a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Saturday, Brown was enjoying by means of {a partially} torn meniscus that was little doubt limiting him throughout the staff’s postseason run.
Additional assessments within the coming days will reveal if he must endure surgical procedure this offseason.
Brown had been enjoying by means 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 recreation.
The Celtics had been eradicated by the New York Knicks in six video games after dropping Friday’s recreation at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The Knicks are an amazing staff and have a legit likelihood to win the NBA championship this season, however the damage points to Tatum and Brown actually performed an enormous function within the end result of that collection. It’s also a harsh reminder as to how troublesome it’s to not solely win a championship, however to additionally repeat as a champion.
Championship seasons require expertise, teaching, the suitable matchups and an unbelievable quantity of luck that usually occasions will get ignored. Luck will not be all the time in regards to the ball bouncing your means in a sure second or getting the suitable name. It will also be about having your greatest gamers wholesome on the proper time of yr. 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.
