Jaylen Brown hasn't played since March 8 when he took one of the scariest falls of the season. He went up for a dunk against the Minnesota Timberwolves and slipped off the rim landing on his neck and back.
At the time people imagined the worst possible and the stretcher actually came out for him. He, however, was able to walk off on his own power but has been in the concussion protocol since.
He is getting closer and closer to a return and should be back within the next week or two. When the Boston Celtics played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night he was back on the bench. That means he is moving closer to a return as he was able to deal with the loud crowd and the lights that were shining brightly.
When he does return to the court though, his mom has one simple order that he must follow.
Jaylen Brown: “My mom said no more dunking.”
— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) March 22, 2018
Watching that fall for another mother was scary, especially when it was your own kid. Even though his mom has given that order, it is probably going to be a hard one to follow.
Brown has thrown down some pretty nasty dunks already this year, and when you are a dunker, it is usually in your blood.
For the Celtics, though they don't care about the dunking, they just want one of their rising stars back. Brown has played in 61 games and averaged 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He is shooting 46 percent from the field, and 37.3 percent from the field.
When he does return he hopefully won't feel any ill effects of the concussion and will be 100 percent.
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