According to CelticsBlogger and The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, Malcolm Brogdon was playing through the Eastern Conference Finals with a fairly significant injury:
Team sources said Malcolm Brogdon was playing through a partial tear in the tendon emerging from his right elbow that leads to his forearm. the athlete.
Brogdon suffered the injury in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, according to the sources, who have been granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on the record. The Celtics guard was initially dealing with golfer’s elbow pain during the second round of the series against Philadelphia, but an MRI scan after Game 1 against the Heat determined he had aggravated the injury by tearing his boxing tendon. Miami Heat Big Kevin Love in the middle of the first quarter.
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The pain in his wrist and arm clearly affected the reigning sixth man of the year. Since he scored 19 points in Game 1, he has made only 5 of his last 20 shots, including a scoreless 6-point performance in Game 3. restricted area.
According to Weiss’ sources, he’ll be playing through his injury and considering surgery in the off-season.