The Boston Celtics are back in action Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, and one of their best players should return to the lineup.
All-Star guard Jaylen Brown missed Saturday night's thrilling win over the Golden State Warriors because of a non-COVID illness, but he's been upgraded to "available" on the new injury report ahead of the team's matchup versus the Bulls at TD Garden.
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Here's the full injury report released by the Celtics on Monday afternoon:
- Jaylen Brown - AVAILABLE
- Evan Fournier (Health & Safety Protocols) - OUT
- Marcus Smart (illness, non-COVID) - QUESTIONABLE
- Jayson Tatum - AVAILABLE
- Kemba Walker (illness, non-COVID) - QUESTIONABLE
- Robert Williams (left knee soreness) - OUT
The Celtics have won six consecutive games and eight of their last nine. They've played the Bulls once already this season -- a 119-103 win in Chicago on Jan. 25. Brown led the C's with 26 points.
The Bulls snapped a five-game losing streak with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
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