Jaylen Brown will miss his second straight game when the Boston Celtics face the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
That said, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens thinks Brown, who was ruled out with left shoulder bursitis, should not be out long.
"Yeah, not severe from what I've been told as far as long-term," Stevens said on a pregame video conference with reporters before the 7:30 p.m. ET tip. "But certainly painful and certainly he's not, he doesn't have full range of motion when he's working it out when he's using it.
"He's close. Tonight was very much a possibility," Stevens continued. "He's day-to-day after this."
Brown, perhaps obviously, is very important for the Celtics. He's scored 24.5 points with 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in 53 contests this season.
Brown has not played since Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, and has missed three of the last four contests. He appeared to tweak his left shoulder against the Bulls and was later evaluated. Brown was downgraded to out Thursday before the Celtics earned a win over the Phoenix Suns.
The Celtics also will be without both Kemba Walker and Robert Williams against the Nets, but will have Evan Fournier available. Fournier, who hasn't played since April 4, has missed the last nine games after landing in the NBA's health and safety protocols.
