UPDATE: Jaylen Brown's Current Injury Status For Celtics-Timberwolves Game

Jaylen Brown is on the injury report for Thursday's game.

Dec 29, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) is attended to by the medical staff during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images / Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

UPDATE: Jaylen Brown has been ruled out (h/t Keith Smith of Spotrac).

Jaylen Brown (shoulder strain) and Kristaps Porzingis (ankle sprain) are both OUT tonight at the Timberwolves, per the Celtics.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) January 2, 2025

On Thursday night, the Boston Celtics will play the Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minnesota.

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown is on the injury report.

Brown is averaging 24.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 46.1% from the field and 33.2% from the three-point range in 28 games.

Via Underdog NBA: "Jaylen Brown (shoulder) questionable for Thursday."

Jaylen Brown (shoulder) questionable for Thursday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) January 1, 2025

The Celtics come into the night as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 24-9 record in 33 games.

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten.

Most recently, the Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors by a score of 125-71.

Brown finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 6/13 from the field and 0/2 from the three-point range in 25 minutes of playing time.

He is in his ninth NBA season (all with the Celtics).

Dec 29, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images / Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

Earlier this season, the Celtics beat the Timberwolves (in Boston) by a score of 107-105.

Following the Timberwolves, the Celtics will play their next game on Friday when they return home to host the Houston Rockets.

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Wolves vs. Celtics
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— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 2, 2025

As for Minnesota, they come into the night as the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 17-15 record in 32 games.

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten.

Following Boston, the Timberwolves will play their next game on Saturday when they visit Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in Michigan.