The Boston Celtics’ 2020-21 season has been characterized by a nearly never-ending string of injuries, and the team revealed its most devastating injury news yet on Monday evening. The Celtics announced on Twitter that All-Star winger Jaylen Brown has sustained a wrist injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
His left wrist has been diagnosed with a broken scapholunate ligament, which will require surgery later this week. There is no news on when Brown will return to action or if he will miss any games in 2021-22 as a result of his injury.
Brown has been the Celtics’ brightest spot this season, taking a step forward as a scorer en route to winning his first career All-Star pick. Brown has averaged a career-high 24.7 points per game this season, with career-high percentages from the field (48.4%), three-point range (39.7% on 7.1 attempts per night), and the free throw line (76.4 percent). Brown’s 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game are both career highs, and he also has six rebounds per game.
Boston is the likely seven seed in the Eastern Conference, meaning its postseason path would go through the play-in tournament. The team currently sits 35-33, two games back of the Miami Heat for the six seed.
