Over the past few years, Brown has also been dealing with knee tendinopathy, which is something he will likely need to continue managing throughout his career. While the bone bruise isn't directly linked to his knee issues, the two do go hand-in-hand when worrying about his ability to be at or near 100% once the playoffs begin.

Jaylen Brown dropped 31 points and helped spark the Celtics to a dominant 123-103 bounce-back win over the Suns on Friday.

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics had their nine-game win streak disrupted in a 124-103 loss Wednesday night to the Miami Heat in the TD Garden. Boston was without Jrue Holiday (shoulder), Kristaps Porzingis (illness), and Al Horford (toe) in the contest. Brown led the short-handed Celtics with 24 points and nine rebounds on 50% shooting.