The Celtics' Brown has a nagging hip flexor ailment, Cavs' rookie Tyson to miss his third straight game on Monday
Cal’s two NBA players — Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and rookie Jaylon Tyson — are both dealing with injuries and ruled out of their team’s games on Monday.
Brown is by the far the more impactful of the two — the 28-year-old is averaging 25.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals for the Boston Celtics, off to a 6-1 start in defense of their NBA title. Brown was kept out of the Celtics’ 113-103 win over Charlotte on Saturday due to a lingering hip flexor injury. Now he’s ruled out of Monday’s game against Atlanta.
Meanwhile, Tyson will miss his third straight game with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday against Milwaukee due to left hip tightness. A first-round NBA draft pick this summer, Tyson plays sparingly off the bench for the Cavaliers, off to an impressive 7-0 start.“I got an MRI in training camp and it’s been back and forth since then,” Brown said. “ I think I extended it a little more, and it’s already been giving me some trouble. I’m going to have to get another MRI and go from there.
He played well for the Cavs’ summer league team but is averaging just 1.8 points and 5.3 minutes in four regular-season games.Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat writer for 24 years. He covered eight Final Fours, four NBA Finals and four Summer Olympics.
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