Jaylen Brown Out vs Knicks With Patella Injury — SkimNews
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- Jaylen Brown will miss Friday's NBA Cup game against the Knicks with a left patella injury, the team announced.
- 76ers reported that Brown had left knee soreness after Wednesday's win over the Pacers, listing him as questionable for Friday before downgrading him to doubtful.
- Nick Nurse said forward Dean Wade will start for Philadelphia with Brown out.
- Nick Nurse offered little clarity on whether the injury was concerning: "Well, we want him out there, right? So I just know he can't play tonight. He's out tonight, that's what I know."
- Jaylen Brown averages 20.6 points per game, third on the team, and has been perhaps its best perimeter defender this season.
Why it matters: Philadelphia takes the court against the Knicks without its top perimeter defender and third-leading scorer (20.6 PPG), with Dean Wade starting in Brown's place. Nurse's refusal to say whether the left patella injury was concerning leaves no clarity on the extent of Brown's absence beyond Friday.
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