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Jaylen Brown<\/a> has been ruled out for the Boston Celtics<\/a> game against the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> on Sunday, March 29. Brown is dealing with Achilles tendonitis in his left leg.<\/p>\n This will be the second straight game Brown has missed due to tendonitis, having sat out Boston\u2019s 109-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> on Friday, March 27.<\/p>\n Injury Report Update:<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown \u2013 Left Achilles Tendinitis \u2013 OUTNeemias Queta \u2013 Right Thumb Sprain \u2013 PROBABLEJayson Tatum \u2013 AVAILABLENikola Vucevic \u2013 Right Ring Finger Fracture \u2013 OUTDerrick White \u2013 Right Knee Contusion \u2013 QUESTIONABLE https:\/\/t.co\/IQStdtMPpV<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \u2014 Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Nikola Vucevic<\/a> is the only other member of the Celtics roster to be officially ruled out for Sunday\u2019s game. Neemias Queta<\/a> is currently listed as \u201cprobable,\u201d while Derrick White<\/a> is \u201cquestionable.\u201d<\/p>\n Jayson Tatum<\/a>, who was previously listed as \u201cquestionable,\u201d has been upgraded to \u201cavailable.\u201d Sunday will be the second consecutive game where Tatum is set to lead Boston\u2019s offense without Brown as his running mate. This will be Tatum\u2019s 11th game of the season following his nearly 300-day absence due to a torn Achilles.<\/p>\n Brown\u2019s absence will undoubtedly hit the Celtics hard. The explosive forward has been the team\u2019s best player, piecing together a career year. In 65 games, Brown is averaging 28.6 points, 7 rebounds and 5.2 assists, shooting 47.7% from the field and 34.2% from deep.<\/p>\n Boston Celtics\u2019 Brown Has Hit The 65-Game Mark<\/p>\n Brown is under no pressure to play in any of the Boston Celtics remaining nine games. He\u2019s already met the 65-game threshold necessary to make an All-NBA team, and to be in the running for the MVP award.<\/p>\n As such, the Celtics can be a little more cautious with one of their star players heading into the playoffs. Boston is currently 2 games ahead of the New York Knicks<\/a> in the second seed. They could potentially rest Brown for non-key games over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n After all, if the Celtics are going to continue their Cinderella-type season, they will need both Brown and Tatum at close to their best. Furthermore, by ruling Brown out, Tatum will get some much-needed reps as the primary option on offense.<\/p>\n Tatum is still working his way back to full fitness. His shooting has been patchy in his first 10 games back. Without Brown, he will have some additional shot volume to help try to knock the rust off.<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown Has \u201cFull Belief\u201d In Jayson Tatum<\/p>\n For years, the media and some sections of the Celtics\u2019 fanbase have questioned whether Tatum and Brown can co-exist on the same team. You would have thought those questions would have stopped when the Celtics won a championship in 2024.<\/p>\n Yet, when Tatum was gearing up for his return from injury, that narrative once again took center stage. Given Tatum\u2019s struggles with scoring efficiency since his return, Brown recently threw his support behind his All-NBA teammate.<\/p>\n \u201cI got full belief in Jayson Tatum. And I got full belief in our team,\u201d Brown said during a recent Twitch stream.<\/a> \u201cWe just got to keep our connectivity,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd handle our adversity the right way. Everything ain\u2019t always gonna go your way in life \u2014 you\u2019ve gotta remember that. Everything ain\u2019t always gonna go your way.\u201d<\/p>\n If Tatum can get back to 70% of his former self before the postseason, and Brown continues to play at an MVP level, Boston will be a serious threat to come out of the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n If resting Brown for some games down the stretch makes that possible, then Celtics fans everywhere will be willing to get behind the decision.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAdam Taylor<\/a> is a basketball reporter covering the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Miami Heat for Heavy. He holds bylines for CelticsBlog, USA Today and Yardbarker. Adam also covers the WWE and AEW. He has a bachelor\u2019s degree in creative writing from Open University. More about Adam Taylor<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Celtics\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t