BOSTON — Jaylen Brown will miss Friday’s game between the Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks with left Achilles tendonitis. How severe — or concerning — that injury is remains to be seen, but Brown will miss time due to an Achilles injury for the first time this season.
He was previously listed on the injury report as questionable to play with left calf tightness. Both the exact injury and his official status were updated on Friday.
Joe Mazzulla declined to give much information about Brown’s status in his
pregame press conference before Celtics-Hawks, but did offer that Brown was day-to-day.
When asked if the Achilles injury could keep Brown out of multiple games, Mazzulla simply repeated: “He’s day-to-day.”
When asked if it’s an injury Brown suffered in Wednesday’s game, or if it’s something he was dealing with previously, Mazzulla said: “‘He’s just a little banged up.”
Outside of Brown, the Celtics should be mostly available ahead of Friday’s match-up. Derrick White (right knee contusion) and Neemias Queta (right thumb sprain) are both available after previously being listed as questionable. At the same time, Nikola Vucevic remains out as he continues to recover from a right ring finger fracture he suffered on March 6th.
This will be Jayson Tatum’s first game back without his co-star. He’s averaging 19.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game this season.
The Hawks are also mostly healthy, except for Jock Landale, who is out with a right shoulder impingement.
Celtics-Hawks tips off at 7:30pm on Friday night.
