Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis didn’t mince words last week when asked about teammate Jaylen Brown and his ailing knee over the final stretch of the 2024-25 regular season.
Despite Boston being locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, Brown continued to play regular-season games for the Celtics down the stretch — even if that lingering knee pain sapped away some of his athleticism on the hardwood.
While Brown dismissed concerns that continuing to put his knee under duress in essentially meaningless games would prove costly, Porzingis urged Brown to rest ahead of what could be another long playoff run this spring.