Jaylen Brown's Official Injury Status For Celtics-Jazz Game
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz.
For the game, they will be without one of their best players, as All-Star forward Jaylen Brown has been ruled out.
Via Underdog NBA: "Jaylen Brown (back) ruled out Tuesday."
Brown is in the middle of another productive season and is averaging 22.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 50.0% from field and 34.9% from the three-point range in 59 games.
The Celtics are the best team in the NBA (and the first seed in the Eastern Conference) with a 50-14 record in 64 games.
They have gone 8-2 over their last ten games and are in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
Most recently, the Celtics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (in Oregon) by a score of 121-99.
Brown had 27 points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal while shooting 13/29 from the field and 1/8 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.
Following the Jazz, the Celtics will return home to host Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns on Thursday evening in Boston.
As for the Jazz, they are the 12th seed in the Western Conference with a 28-36 record in 64 games.
They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and are 2-8 over their last ten games.
Following Boston, the Jazz will play their next game on Friday evening when they host Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks.
