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Jaylen Brown has been listed as questionable for the Boston Celtics' upcoming game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He's dealing with a pelvic and back injury, but has played the last two games against the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns.
The three-time NBA All-Star has missed only five games this season and has not been ruled out since Feb. 14. He has been relatively healthy during the campaign, averaging 22.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Brown was clearly bothered by his injury in the loss to Denver, but still managed 41 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. He followed it up with 27 points, three rebounds and three assists in the win over the Suns.
What happened to Jaylen Brown?
According to the Boston Celtics injury report, Jaylen Brown has been diagnosed with a sacroiliac strain.
It means Brown is experiencing pain in his sacroiliac joint, which connects his pelvis to his lower back. It's unclear when he suffered the injury, but it was possibly due to a bad fall or landing.
Brown discussed the pain in his back following the loss to the Denver Nuggets. He felt some soreness but was cleared to play. He credited the adrenaline from playing the game for not feeling anything for its entirety.
"Before the game, my back was pretty sore," Brown said. "But to be honest, once I got in the game and adrenaline kind of got going, kind of really didn’t feel too much.
"Started getting sore toward the second half. But outside of that, crowd, the adrenaline, all the pain and stuff goes away."
Due to the nature of the Blazers' place in the standings, it should be pointed out that the Celtics giving Brown and the rest of their starters a rest is not out of the question.
Kristaps Porzingis is already out, while Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White are questionable.
Jaylen Brown stats vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Jaylen Brown is in his eighth season in the NBA but has only played against the Portland Trail Blazers 12 times. He's averaging just 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds,2.4 assists and 1.1 steals versus Portland in his career, shooting an abysmal 41.6% from the field.
Brown's career-high against the Blazers is a 30-point performance, which came on August 2, 2020, inside the NBA bubble. His worst game versus Portland was a two-point stinker on Jan. 21, 2017, during his rookie season. He was not a regular starter at that point and only played 13 minutes.
