Jaylen Brown Played Through Major Muscle Tear For Celtics After Jayson Tatum Injury
The Boston Celtics lost Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday, ending their goal of defending their title.
The Celtics, who won the championship last year against the Dallas Mavericks, lost Jayson Tatum to an Achilles tear in Game 4. He could miss the entire 2025-26 season.
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Jaylen Brown did all he could to keep Boston's season alive after Tatum went down. He scored 26 points in Game 5 and 20 in Game 6 before fouling out.
The Celtics lost Game 6 by a final score of 119-81.
Tatum may not be the only Celtics player to rehab an injury this summer. Brown may have to as well.
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen BrownMandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Brown finished the season with a partially torn right meniscus. He may need surgery this summer.
"He will be evaluated this week to determine if surgery is needed, sources said," Shelburne wrote. "ESPN previously reported that Brown had received pain injections in his knee. Those injections began in March, sources said."
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Brown told reporters after the Celtics lost Game 6 to the Knicks that he had been dealing with some physical issues.
The 2024 Finals MVP missed the Celtics' final three regular-season games.
"I don't make excuses," Brown said after Game 6. "Obviously, it's tough the way we went out like tonight, but the way we finished the year, personally, the way I finished the year, persevering through some physical stuff that I was battling through, I'm proud of our group."
Brown averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the regular season and 22.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the playoffs in 10 games against the Orlando Magic and Knicks.
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