Celtics’ Brown leaves game vs. 76ers with facial contusion, will not return

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown left Wednesday night’s contest against the Philadelphia 76ers with a facial contusion and will not return, per the team.

Brown suffered the injury after colliding with teammate Jayson Tatum and taking an inadvertent elbow to the face near the end of the first half.

Brown joins three other Celtics starters on the injured list, as Al Horford, Marcus Smart and Rob Williams were all ruled out prior to the game.

Before exiting, Brown played 17 minutes and scored four points on two-of-nine shooting.

The 26-year-old guard is averaging 27 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Celtics. Boston currently holds the top record in the NBA at 38-16.

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