Jaylen Brown won't make the trip to Charlotte due to illness

Some good news and bad news today for Jaylen Brown. The good news as Ahaan just wrote about is that he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the week today. The bad news is due to an illness, the Celtics will be without him as they face off vs the Hornets in Charlotte tomorrow. Brown joins Celtics centers Robert Williams and Vincent Poirier on the injury report. Expect Jaylen to be back on the court for the Celtics Friday night versus the Hawks.

Eastern Conference player of the week Jaylen Brown (illness) did not make the trip to Charlotte and is OUT for tomorrow’s game against #Hornets

— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) December 30, 2019

#NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow vs. Charlotte:

Jaylen Brown (illness) - OUT
Vincent Poirier (right pinkie fracture) - OUT
Robert Williams (left hip bone edema) - OUT

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 30, 2019