The Celtics seemingly survived a playoff scare before the postseason even began.
Star wing Jaylen Brown cut his hand while picking up shards of glass from a broken vase on Thursday, requiring five stitches. While Brown missed the final two games of the regular season, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said he’s expected to practice sometime during the week.
“I think he’ll be practicing by the middle-to-the-end of the week and be fine,” Stevens said. “So, we’re okay there.”
The Celtics’ strong regular season, plus the recent implementation of the play-in tournament, certainly help Brown’s chances of not missing any playoff action.