The Boston Celtics star was instrumental in the final possession that won his team the game.
Getty Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown took an elbow to the nose during the Boston Celtics opening playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets. No, it wasn’t intentional, but as Kyrie Irving swung the ball towards his hip, Brown’s face caught a square elbow. The result was a bloody nose that required stuffing by the medical staff on two separate occasions. Luckily, the blood was not an indication of a break, and Brown is not on Celtics’ injury report heading into game two. However, in a recent press conference, Brown revealed that he struggled to breathe once his nose had been stuffed in an attempt to stop the bleeding. “You’re running up and down the court, and at one point I had both of my noses plugged in, I couldn’t breathe. But that’s playoff basketball, that’s what you sign up for. And If I had to do that again for that same ending, I’d do it all again. Finding ways to win, playing through toughness, adversities, injury, whatever it takes, find a way to win, and that’s what I plan to do,” Brown told the media. It’s common knowledge that playoff basketball operates under an increased level of physicality. With the game a couple of notches slower than the regular season, bodies begin to bump and knock into each other far more consistently, and every shot is taken against the sternest of defenses. To become an NBA champion, you need a warrior’s mindset, and a willingness to fight through the pain barrier when the game gets chippy.
