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Latest Jaylen Brown update puts Celtics in dangerous position on Thursday

According to Boston Celtics PR, Jaylen Brown will be out on Thursday night against the Washington Wizards due to a non-COVID illness. It will be the first game Brown has missed all season. Everyone else, aside from Jayson Tatum, who is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles, will be active on Thursday.

Brown has been putting up career numbers this season, leading the Celtics to a 12-9 start to the year. Through the first 21 games of the season, Brown has played 33.4 minutes per contest, averaging 29.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists while shooting 49.