Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles harm was not the one harm problem the Boston Celtics needed to cope with within the playoffs. Their different famous person, Jaylen Brown, was additionally taking part in by means of a significant harm that had been bothering him on the finish of the common season.

In response to a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Saturday, Brown was taking part in by means of {a partially} torn meniscus that was little doubt limiting him throughout the group’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 means of ache in his knee towards the top of the common season and was receiving ache injections as reported by ESPN. He didn’t play within the ultimate three video games of the common season however was in a position to return for the beginning of the playoffs.

He appeared in all 11 Celtics playoff video games, averaging 22.1 factors per sport.

The Celtics have been eradicated by the New York Knicks in six video games after dropping Friday’s sport at Madison Sq. Backyard.

The Knicks are an ideal group and have a reliable probability to win the NBA championship this season, however the harm points to Tatum and Brown definitely performed an enormous function within the consequence of that sequence. It is usually 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 correct matchups and an unimaginable quantity of luck that usually instances will get ignored. Luck isn’t all the time concerning the ball bouncing your manner 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 have been by no means going to have the ability to overcome that. 



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