Jaylen Brown Considered Doubtful For Game 2
BOSTON (CBS) -- On Monday night, Jaylen Brown sounded pretty confident that he'd be playing in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Unfortunately, his head coach doesn't share his confidence with that game a day away. Brown and his injured hamstring went through a workout on Wednesday, but the guard is considered doubtful for Thursday night's game according to Brad Stevens.
Stevens said the injury isn't a long-term concern, and there's a chance that Brown could play depending on how the hamstring feels on Thursday morning. But the Celtics don't want to risk making things worse by rushing him back.
"The bottom line is, with this hamstring injury, it's not terrible. It's not a long-term thing. It shouldn't linger, if he comes back at the right time. But you could make it worse if you don't come back at the right time," Stevens said Wednesday.
Brown suffered the injury in Saturday night's Game 7 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and sat out Boston's Game 1 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. He averaged 17.9 points off 47 percent shooting and 4.7 rebounds in Boston's first-round series against Milwaukee.
Marcus Smart got the start in Brown's absence on Monday.