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Boston Celtics injury report: Jaylen Brown upgraded for Indiana Pacers game

The Celtics face the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in Boston, and there's positive new about Jaylen Brown for this quick stop back home.
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Jan 10, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) takes a shot during warmups before a game against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images
Jan 10, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) takes a shot during warmups before a game against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images | Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

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BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown was added to the injury report after the Celtics loss to the Detroit Pistons, with the team listing him as "probable" with left hamstring soreness.

About an hour before the game tipped off, the Celtics updated their injury report and officially listed Brown as available.

Any hamstring tightness is cause for some concern because it's a recurring problem for Brown. In fact, he experienced tightness in the same hamstring earlier this season, but was able to work through it.

"I want to play as many games as I possibly can," Brown said earlier this season. "I had some injuries last year that kind of derailed me towards the end of the season. So health was a big emphasis going into the year. And then the start of the season, end of the preseason, I had like a hamstring strain. Not ideal, but the medical staff, we managed it well."

Brown has only missed three games so far in what has been the best season of his career, culminating in an All-Star start.

The Celtics will still be without Josh Minott who is still working his way back from a left ankle sprain. They have, however, listed all of their two-way players, Ron Harper, Jr., Amari Williams, and Max Shulga, as available.

The Pacers will be without Benedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin.

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John Karalis
JOHN KARALIS

John Karalis was born and raised in Pawtucket, RI. He graduated from Shea High School in Pawtucket, where he played football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and was captain of the baseball and basketball teams. John graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism and was a member of their Gold Key Honor Society. He was a four-year starter and two-year captain of the Men’s Basketball team, and remains one of the school's top all-time scorers, and Emerson's all-time leading rebounder. He is also the first Emerson College player to play professional basketball (Greece). John started his career in television, producing and creating shows since 1997. He spent nine years at WBZ, launching two different news and lifestyle shows before ascending to Executive Producer and Managing Editor. He then went to New York, where he was a producer and reporter until 2018. John is one of Boston’s original Celtics bloggers, creating RedsArmy.com in 2006. In 2018, John joined the Celtics beat full-time for MassLive.com and then went to Boston Sports Journal in 2021, where he covered the Celtics for five years. He has hosted the Locked On Celtics podcast since 2016, and it currently ranks as the #1 Boston Celtics podcast on iTunes and Spotify rankings. He is also one of the co-hosts of the Locked on NBA podcast.

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