Concern spread rapidly through TD Garden when the home crowd saw Jaylen Brown reaching for his right hamstring in the first frame of their preseason finale against the Toronto Raptors.
The Boston Celtics star departed for the locker room and did not return, sparking questions about his availability for opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The first signal of what his status might be for Wednesday's tilt on the parquet on Causeway Street was Joe Mazzulla sharing on Friday, two days after Boston's 110-108 victory vs. the Raptors, that the 2024 NBA Finals MVP "was able to do everything but the live stuff.