The Celtics won tonight once morest the Sixers, but lost Jaylen Brown. Victim of a facial fracture, the Jay Bro will undergo examinations today… but the forecasts are pessimistic. An absence is to be expected, and it will include the All-Star Game, which he should therefore miss. The worst ? It was his friend Jayson Tatum who nudged him involuntarily.
Blow to Boston. The scene looks like a good family bloopers, but it’s serious business for Beantown. On a rebound nothing more classic, disagreement between the two stars of the C’s. Jayson Tatum hits Jaylen Brown in the face with a committed but very involuntary blow. M’sieur Marron collapses and plunges his head into his hands, visibly touched and in pain. Immediate, definitive return to the locker room.
Jaylen Brown to the locker room following taking an inadvertent elbow to the face from Jayson Tatum. pic.twitter.com/IpVstONcK9
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) February 9, 2023
The concern then seizes the group of Joe Mazzulla, who will nevertheless seek a nice success once morest the Sixers currently in good shape. Worry ? When news of Jaylen arrives, it is not good. Jayson Tatum must be eating his fingers because the blow that made his teammate coo in pain will deprive the Clubs of Brown for a while. This season, Jaylen Brown is sending 27 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists, 49% shooting. A major element of the Celtics’ game, but that’s far from new. The balance sheet? Facial fracture, exams to come this Thursday but absence to be expected, according to Shams Charania.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown has suffered a facial fracture and will miss some time, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Initial feeling is Brown might be sidelined through the All-Star break, with further specialist examination on Thursday.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2023
He might – should? – miss the All-Star Game in regarding ten days. On the sporting level, the abyssal bench depth of the Celtics will undoubtedly be sufficient to hold the house in the absence of one of the two leaders, but damn what bad luck. Who to replace him in Salt Lake City? Nothing less certain because there are many candidates, but here we are betting on Axel Julien, as the star leader of JL Bourg.
Source : Shams Charania, ESPN
