Jan 22, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; LA Clippers guard Amir Coffey (7) makes a shot while being fouled by Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during overtime at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

Jaylen Brown Suffers Injury During Celtics vs Clippers

Originally posted on Los Angeles Clippers on SI
By Farbod Esnaashari | Last updated Jan 23, 2025 3:48 AM ET

The LA Clippers and Boston Celtics faced off on Wednesday night in one of the more unexpectedly competitive games of the season.

A Clippers team missing every single one of its starters somehow took a Celtics team led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to overtime. Granted, the Celtics were missing Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, and Kristaps Porzingis, but they still had their two most important players on the court.

While the intention of Wednesday night's game for both teams was to rest its key players and be ready for their back-to-back, it seems like the Celtics didn't come out of it completely unscathed.

Brown said he rolled an ankle he had already rolled tonight, and he called this one of the tougher stretches of the season physically for him, but he’s always going to try to make himself available & expects to go tomorrow.
— Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) January 23, 2025

Celtics star Jaylen Brown revealed that he rolled an ankle against the Clippers, and it was an ankle he had already rolled previously. Boston plays the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night and Brown expects to play in the back-to-back. However, it could be a different story entirely when the adrenaline wears off and Brown wakes up on Thursday. The injury report for the Celtics has not yet been released for Thursday night's game.

The LA Clippers may not have won on Wednesday night, but it was as big of a moral victory as a shorthanded team could get against the defending champions. There were clear moments when it looked like LA had a chance to win, but the margin for error was just too slim.

This article first appeared on Los Angeles Clippers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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