BOSTON — Jaylen Brown is uncertain to play in Friday’s sport between the Celtics and the Sacramento Kings, per the Celtics. Brown, who has solely missed 3 video games this season, is coping with each left hamstring tightness and a proper knee contusion.
Brown has been listed as coping with hamstring tightness a number of instances up to now week, and it’s one thing that he’s been taking part in by way of. The appropriate knee contusion has not been beforehand listed on the harm report this season and thus seems to be a brand new harm.
Brown had one among his much less productive video games of the season in a 117-106 loss to the Hawks on Wednesday, however he nonetheless completed with 21 factors, 7 rebounds, and three assists.
Along with Brown, Neemias Queta is listed as possible to play as he continues to get better from sickness. Queta missed Wednesday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks as he offers with an sickness he’s been taking part in by way of since Friday. The Celtics struggled in Queta’s absence and largely relied on Amari Williams and Luka Garza within the frontcourt.
Garza, who has additionally been coping with sickness, is just not on the harm report. Garza was one among Boston’s steadiest gamers on Wednesday, tallying 11 factors, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Celtics look to get again on monitor towards the Sacramento Kings
The Celtics have been on a little bit of a stoop currently, having dropped 5 of their final 10 video games. For the season, they at present maintain a 29-18 report, good for the East’s third-best report. On Wednesday night time, they dropped simply their fourth sport of the season by double-digits.
“We simply didn’t have it tonight,” Jaylen Brown stated. “It’s simply so simple as that. We got here up brief, however we didn’t have that spark as we speak.”
The Kings, in the meantime, have misplaced 6 straight video games and have the second-worst report (12-36) within the West. They’ll be on the second night time of a back-to-back once they face the Celtics, as they face the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night time.
