Is Jaylen Brown Playing vs Knicks? Celtics Release Injury Report

The Celtics are trying to navigate Brown's chronic injury.

Apr 6, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole (13) drives to the basket while Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) defends during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images | Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

The Boston Celtics are in a great spot at the end of the regular season. They are second in the Eastern Conference standings, so they'll have home-court advantage against everyone except the Cavs.

Boston is the defending NBA champion, so they know what it takes to win a title. They know that they have to have their best players available to actually play in the playoffs.

That means keeping both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as healthy as possible. Having Kristaps Porzingis available for more than one playoff round would be nice, too.

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Unfortunately, Brown has not been healthy for most of the season. He has been dealing with a knee injury that has kept him out of a few games.

Brown is on the injury report again ahead of a matchup against the New York Knicks. He was listed as questionable due to right knee posterior impingement. He will play in this game.

Injury Report update:

Jaylen Brown - AVAILABLE
Jrue Holiday - AVAILABLE
Kristaps Porzingis - AVAILABLE
Jayson Tatum - AVAILABLE
Derrick White - AVAILABLE https://t.co/WCGcltZPvE

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 8, 2025

The Celtics might be dealing with Brown's knee injury throughout the playoffs, though. His recent comments about his knee injury are not very encouraging.

With just a few games left in the regular season, Boston is going to prioritize health over everything, especially since they can't improve their seeding at all.

Brown knows what he needs to do in order to manage the injury. It's something he's been able to play through, even if he is still feeling some pain.

How much pain he's able to play through is going to determine how many games he's able to play in the playoffs. That's why it wouldn't be surprising if they sat him in some of the final games of the regular season.

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Boston is able to win any game that they play when both Tatum and Brown are on the court at the same time. Because those two were so healthy for the playoffs last year, they didn't need Porzingis.

So far this season, Brown is averaging 22.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. He is shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 32.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

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