Upgraded from doubtful on Thursday morning, to probable that night, the Celtics Jaylen Brown went against the medical staff’s recommendation that he not play.
The risk was high that he could further aggravate his already strained hamstring and make things worse but he was willing to take the risk and insisted that he play. Less than 24 hours after the Celtics’ Game 2 victory over the 76ers, Brown was admittedly paying for his risky decision.
“It’s a little sore,” he said after the Celtics practiced at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday. “I’m getting some treatment, we’ll see how I feel tomorrow…You can’t really prepare for playoff level intensity on it.