BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla shared a constructive replace on the development of Jaylen Brown at Celtics’ afternoon apply on Saturday: he’s had no limitations this week, and is anticipated to be a full-go tomorrow.
Brown has been coping with a proper knee impingement since earlier than the All-Star break, and missed 13 video games this season resulting from that damage.
“He seems to be good,” Mazzulla stated. “He was in a position to do every little thing. No limitations. He’s been nice bodily and mentally, making ready himself, able to go. I like the week that he had.”
Brown was on the ground figuring out with assistant coach Tony Dobbins when apply opened to the media, and was one of many final Celtics on the ground
All week, Celtics gamers have shared constructive updates about Jaylen Brown
“He regarded nice in the present day,” Al Horford stated at apply on Tuesday. “I used to be very completely satisfied to see him on the market, doing every little thing. It’s a very good signal for us.”
On Saturday, Derrick White echoed that sentiment.
“He’s among the finest gamers within the recreation, so it’s all the time nice having him,” White stated. “He seems to be good, he’s feeling good, and we all know what begins tomorrow.”
Derrick White tells @RealBobManning that Jaylen Brown has regarded good at apply this week:
“He’s among the finest gamers within the recreation, so it’s all the time nice having him. He seems to be good, he’s feeling good, and we all know what begins tomorrow.” pic.twitter.com/73WRTXWPQH
— Noa Dalzell (@NoaDalzell) April 19, 2025
On Wednesday, Kristaps Porzingis stated he spoke with Brown and gave him some recommendation about managing the damage.
“Not to enter an excessive amount of element, however [telling him] stuff that simply has helped me,” Porzingis stated. “It helped me, and we’ve some related stuff, perhaps. He has one thing occurring; perhaps I do know roughly what it’s, so I simply gave him my standpoint.”
On April eighth, after the Celtics’ additional time win over the Knicks, Porzingis indicated he was supportive of Brown resting.
“He’s a tricky dude,” Porzingis stated. “He all the time preaches his warrior mindset, and he lives by it, however to what extent do we’d like that proper now? Perhaps he must maintain it and ensure he’s going to be prepared for a very powerful moments.”
Brown finally sat out the ultimate three video games of the common season and subsequently acquired ache administration injections in his proper knee to “promote restoration,” as ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne first reported, and Joe Mazzulla later confirmed.
Mazzulla shed some mild on what Brown’s warrior mindset is like behind the scenes.
“His perspective, his means to remain true himself, his means to only keep form of proper right here, no matter if it’s going effectively or not going effectively,” Mazzulla stated. “He doesn’t get distracted by the issues round — simply form of has an understanding of how issues are purported to go, comfy with who he’s, and simply form of places himself able to be efficient it doesn’t matter what. So, he simply has a very good perspective and stability on the issues that go into what makes him profitable and what makes our workforce profitable.”
