Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka provided a cautiously optimistic update on Jaylen Brown after his team's 107-98 comeback win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
Udoka said that Brown, who played only three minutes against the Hawks before suffering an ankle injury in the first quarter, wanted to return to the game, but the team decided against it while taking a look at the big picture.
"He tried to give it a go in the back and wanted to try to get out there to play, but thought better of it," Udoka said. "Big picture with where we're at in the season, it'd be wise to take it off. We'll see how it is over the next few days."
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The Celtics overcame their second-largest deficit of the season on Tuesday, coming from 17 down to deny the Hawks.
"He's in good spirits," Grant Williams said of Brown after the game.
Boston has Wednesday off before welcoming in Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies to TD Garden on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.