Malcolm Brogdon playing through partial tear in right elbow
Malcolm Brogdon has been playing through a partial tear in the tendon coming out of his right elbow that leads into his forearm, team sources told The Athletic. Brogdon suffered the injury in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, according to the sources, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record. The Celtics guard was initially dealing with golfer’s elbow soreness during the second-round series against Philadelphia, but an MRI after Game 1 against the Heat determined he exacerbated the injury by tearing the tendon in boxing out Miami Heat big Kevin Love midway through the first quarter.
Source: Jared Weiss @ The Athletic
Source: Jared Weiss @ The Athletic
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon playing through partially torn tendon in right arm, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/celti… – 1:43 AM
Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon playing through partially torn tendon in right arm, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/celti… – 1:43 AM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Malcolm Brogdon has been playing through a partial tear in the tendon running from his right elbow to his forearm, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA
Full story on how the injury happened and what’s next: theathletic.com/4550943/2023/0… pic.twitter.com/bDfLF28oq1 – 11:50 PM
Malcolm Brogdon has been playing through a partial tear in the tendon running from his right elbow to his forearm, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA
Full story on how the injury happened and what’s next: theathletic.com/4550943/2023/0… pic.twitter.com/bDfLF28oq1 – 11:50 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Malcolm Brogdon getting more ice wrapped on his right forearm in the locker room. He shot 1/11 FG with 2 points over the last two games. – 11:16 PM
Malcolm Brogdon getting more ice wrapped on his right forearm in the locker room. He shot 1/11 FG with 2 points over the last two games. – 11:16 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Heat go zone and Brogdon counters with a missed 30-footer. #Celtics – 10:23 PM
#Heat go zone and Brogdon counters with a missed 30-footer. #Celtics – 10:23 PM
Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
“Why has your defense inexplicably slipped this badly?” Celtics power rankings (spring 2023 edition)
1. Jaylen
2. Smart
3. Brogdon – 9:21 PM
“Why has your defense inexplicably slipped this badly?” Celtics power rankings (spring 2023 edition)
1. Jaylen
2. Smart
3. Brogdon – 9:21 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Brogdon finally makes a big play, swooping in on the corner crash for an OReb & putback for his first bucket – 9:17 PM
Brogdon finally makes a big play, swooping in on the corner crash for an OReb & putback for his first bucket – 9:17 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics are gonna need a lot more from Malcolm Brogdon than what he’s giving right now. – 9:07 PM
Celtics are gonna need a lot more from Malcolm Brogdon than what he’s giving right now. – 9:07 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Malcolm Brogdon has missed his last nine shots going back to Game 3. – 9:07 PM
Malcolm Brogdon has missed his last nine shots going back to Game 3. – 9:07 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Brogdon, who hasn’t helped with the facilitating as much as I think many predicted, has also struggled to score recently, something he did all year
11/30 3PT, 3/13 3PT into G4. FWIW – had right forearm strain entering series & was at shootaround with a big bag of ice on it today – 9:04 PM
Brogdon, who hasn’t helped with the facilitating as much as I think many predicted, has also struggled to score recently, something he did all year
11/30 3PT, 3/13 3PT into G4. FWIW – had right forearm strain entering series & was at shootaround with a big bag of ice on it today – 9:04 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
4 key-factors on the Heat-Celtics Game 4:
-Celtics adjustments on offense
-Malcolm Brogdon’s presence
-Heat’s bench productivity
-Kyle Lowry and his veteran leadership
#HEATCulture #UnfinishedBusiness #NBAPlayoffs – 7:49 PM
4 key-factors on the Heat-Celtics Game 4:
-Celtics adjustments on offense
-Malcolm Brogdon’s presence
-Heat’s bench productivity
-Kyle Lowry and his veteran leadership
#HEATCulture #UnfinishedBusiness #NBAPlayoffs – 7:49 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Malcolm Brogdon was candid on the Celtics 3-0 hole after an embarrassing Game 3: “It’s up to us to have some pride, come out, try and make a statement, try to win a game.” masslive.com/celtics/2023/0… – 5:44 PM
Malcolm Brogdon was candid on the Celtics 3-0 hole after an embarrassing Game 3: “It’s up to us to have some pride, come out, try and make a statement, try to win a game.” masslive.com/celtics/2023/0… – 5:44 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
New ESPN story: As the Celtics are on the verge of a stunning elimination at the hands of the Miami Heat, Malcolm Brogdon offered a blunt assessment of how Boston’s season has slipped away:
“For us, our identity has waned all year long.”
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:37 PM
New ESPN story: As the Celtics are on the verge of a stunning elimination at the hands of the Miami Heat, Malcolm Brogdon offered a blunt assessment of how Boston’s season has slipped away:
“For us, our identity has waned all year long.”
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:37 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Malcolm Brogdon digs deep on the #Celtics’ defensive issues: “Our defensive isn’t consistent every night…I think defense should be our identity.”
You didn’t hear this emphasis until late in the Philly series. pic.twitter.com/mmNvfNNIFx – 2:46 PM
Malcolm Brogdon digs deep on the #Celtics’ defensive issues: “Our defensive isn’t consistent every night…I think defense should be our identity.”
You didn’t hear this emphasis until late in the Philly series. pic.twitter.com/mmNvfNNIFx – 2:46 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Malcolm Brogdon gave an illuminating press conference today. Admits #Celtics got away with bad habits earlier in playoffs, relied on making shots all year and never reached the defensive consistency they needed to this year.
Publicly, Mazzulla & the team denied these issues. pic.twitter.com/cDj2AqZt8U – 2:35 PM
Malcolm Brogdon gave an illuminating press conference today. Admits #Celtics got away with bad habits earlier in playoffs, relied on making shots all year and never reached the defensive consistency they needed to this year.
Publicly, Mazzulla & the team denied these issues. pic.twitter.com/cDj2AqZt8U – 2:35 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Malcolm Brogdon says Boston’s identity has “waned all season long.” He said playing a team as consistent as Miami has caused the Celtics real issues. – 1:26 PM
Malcolm Brogdon says Boston’s identity has “waned all season long.” He said playing a team as consistent as Miami has caused the Celtics real issues. – 1:26 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Malcolm Brogdon between games: “We still believe we’re the better team. We have not played like it, but there’s always a first (to come back from 0-3).” – 1:25 PM
Malcolm Brogdon between games: “We still believe we’re the better team. We have not played like it, but there’s always a first (to come back from 0-3).” – 1:25 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Malcolm Brogdon was informed Magic Johnson and other legends criticized the Celtics: “Honestly I don’t care what people think. I don’t really care. Everybody’s gonna have an opinion, but it’s about us in that locker room.” – 1:25 PM
Malcolm Brogdon was informed Magic Johnson and other legends criticized the Celtics: “Honestly I don’t care what people think. I don’t really care. Everybody’s gonna have an opinion, but it’s about us in that locker room.” – 1:25 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Malcolm Brogdon reiterates Joe Mazzulla’s assessment last night that the team’s defense has slipped in the playoffs. Said issues that cropped up against Atlanta and Philly have come back to haunt the Celtics versus Miami. – 1:24 PM
Malcolm Brogdon reiterates Joe Mazzulla’s assessment last night that the team’s defense has slipped in the playoffs. Said issues that cropped up against Atlanta and Philly have come back to haunt the Celtics versus Miami. – 1:24 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Malcolm Brogdon on the Celtics’ fall off: “It’s definitely concerning. I think we’ve taken a few steps back in these playoffs.”
He said their defensive identity has struggled this year after it was so good last year and they got away with those struggles against ATL & PHI. – 1:22 PM
Malcolm Brogdon on the Celtics’ fall off: “It’s definitely concerning. I think we’ve taken a few steps back in these playoffs.”
He said their defensive identity has struggled this year after it was so good last year and they got away with those struggles against ATL & PHI. – 1:22 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Malcolm Brogdon says the Celtics have regressed defensively in the playoffs. – 1:22 PM
Malcolm Brogdon says the Celtics have regressed defensively in the playoffs. – 1:22 PM
More on this storyline
After making 44.4 percent from 3 in the regular season, Brogdon is 3 of 14 from deep in the first four games of the conference finals and has resorted to driving the ball more and curtailing his pregame warmup routine to mitigate the significant soreness in his wrist and arm caused by shooting. Brogdon, 30, intends to continue playing through the injury as the Celtics attempt to come back from an 0-3 deficit after winning Game 4 116-99 on Tuesday. He is expected to evaluate whether he will need surgery after the season, according to team sources. -via The Athletic / May 25, 2023
Gary Washburn: Malcolm Brogdon: “We still believe we’re the better team. Now we have to prove it.” #Celtics #Heat. -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / May 22, 2023
Tim Bontemps: Malcolm Brogdon on Boston being down 3-0: “It’s definitely stunning. This is not a scenario anybody would have predicted … but we’ve put ourselves in a hole, and now we have to climb back out.” -via Twitter @TimBontemps / May 22, 2023