When the Boston Celtics play the Toronto Raptors, who are still without Jakob Poeltl due to an ankle sprain, Jaylen Brown might not be available.
Jaylen Brown’s availability for Monday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors is still uncertain. Due to a right knee hyperextension, the 27-year-old forward’s availability to play for the Boston Celtics has been deemed uncertain, the team reported. He is Boston’s only injury going into Toronto.
It will be another shorthanded night for the Raptors without Christian Koloko, Otto Porter Jr., or Jakob Poeltl. It will take at least another week before Poeltl’s sprained left ankle receives further information, and his status has not been updated. The large Austrian man was observed shooting while the training personnel examined his ankle during
As Toronto’s starting center, expect Jontay Porter or Thad Young to receive the start. With Poeltl out, Young has been started, but Porter emerged as the stronger of the two and took over versus Utah in the second half. If he gets the start on Monday against the Celtics, that wouldn’t be shocking.