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UPDATE: Brooklyn Nets And Boston Celtics Injury Reports

The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics have announced their injury reports.

UPDATE: Jaylen Brown has been ruled out.   

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics will host the Brooklyn Nets in Massachusetts. 

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 4:30 Eastern Time). 

The Nets have ruled out Ben Simmons and Dariq Whitehead.

Meanwhile, the Celtics will be without JD Davison, Al Horford, Drew Peterson, Jaden Springer and Xavier Tillman.

All-Star forward Jaylen Brown is listed as questionable.

He is averaging 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per contest. 

NBA's official injury report 

NBA's official injury report 

The Nets are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 21-32 record in 53 games. 

They are 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Celtics (in Brooklyn) on Tuesday by a score of 118-110. 

Mikal Bridges led the team with 27 points. 

Following the Celtics, the Nets will play their next game against the Toronto Raptors on February 22 in Canada. 

On the road, they are 8-15 in 23 games. 

As for the Celtics, they are the best team in the NBA (and the first seed in the Eastern Conference) with a 42-12 record in 54 games.  

At home, they are 25-3 in 28 games.  

In Tuesday's victory over the Nets, Jayson Tatum led the way with 41 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block while shooting 14/26 from the field and 5/11 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time. 

After the Nets, the Celtics will play their next game on February 22 when they visit the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. 

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