Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game on Sunday as he continues to deal with a bone bruise in his right knee that has bothered him for the last two months. Joe Mazzulla confirmed Sunday that Brown had received an injection in his knee during the past week to help relieve some pain and encourage recovery.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn't anticipate Jaylen Brown's right knee injury preventing him from appearing in the playoffs. Mazzulla told reporters on Sunday that he's "a hundred percent" confident that Brown would be ready for the start of the playoffs,

The Celtics' Jaylen Brown again sat out vs. the Hornets on Sunday after receiving pain management injections in his right knee during the week.