Is Jaylen Brown playing tonight? Celtics vs. Rockets injury report

The Boston Celtics visit the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Jailen Brown is on injury reportlisted as suspicious. Brown is dealing with a strained left hamstring and sore right knee, after going for 33 points against the Dallas Mavericks in a 110-100 victory. Here’s everything we know about Jaylen Brown’s injury and his playing status against the Rockets.

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Jaylen Brown Injury Update

With Jaylen Brown questionable on the injury report, he is expected to be ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Rockets. After The Celtics traded Anferni Simmons for Nikola VucevicBoston recorded an away win. The shorthanded Celtics will look to win their second straight in Texas when they face the Rockets.

This should be a huge matchup between LeBron and his hometown Cavs. Once left for dead earlier in the season, the Lakers have erupted of late, winning eight of their last 10 games after a horrendous 2-10 start. This surge has been fueled by Davis and James, and AD has looked like an MVP candidate lately.

After winning seven of their last 10 games, the Celtics are tied with the Knicks for second place in the Eastern Conference, 5.5 games behind the Pistons. The Celtics have been aiming for new heights of late, earning all seven of their previous wins by double digits while losing games by no more than three points in each of their last three losses.

Averaging 29.5 points on 48.6% shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game, Brown is having an MVP-caliber season. However, as for the answer to the question of whether Jaylen Brown is playing tonight against the Rockets, the answer is probably no.

Celtics injury report

Chris Boucher — Out — Personal reasons

Jailen Brown – Doubtful – Left hamstring strain and right knee soreness

Sam Hauser — Out — Right thumb strain

Anfernee Simmons — Out — Personal reasons

Jayson Tatum — Out — Right Achilles tear; fix it

Rocket Injuries Report

Steven Adams — Out — Left knee surgery

Kevin Durant — Probable — Left ankle surgery

Dorian Finney-Smith — Out — Sprained left ankle

Fred VanVleet — Out — Right knee; ACL repair