Jaylen Brown

Brown, who took part in Sunday's All-Star Game, wore a fitted black mask to protect his face, which still appears slightly swollen on the left side.

“It was just cool to see guys around the league support each other and how well they interacted with each other and competed against each other,” Mazzulla said. Brogdon spent three seasons with the Pacers but said that after last season ended, he and the franchise agreed that a trade would be best for both sides. “Playing on a big stage like All-Star, I felt like it was a perfect place to debut it because there was not a lot of contact,” Brown said. That was a lot of fun, just having those guys enjoy the experience together.” “It all was contingent on if I was making shots or not. “I don’t want to get in the habit of shying away from contact or anything like that,” he said.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown shared a sentimental moment with ex-Boston teammate and Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith after Thursday night's win.

Meanwhile, Brown had his highest-scoring performance of February and notched a double-double in the process, scoring 30 points with 11 rebounds on 45.8% (11-for-24) shooting. And after his career-best 42nd start with Indiana, the 23-year-old traded his jersey for Brown’s. Nesmith, who was traded in part for Malcolm Brogdon this past offseason, is in the midst of his first season with the Pacers.

Tonight the Indiana Pacers will face off against the Boston Celtics. These are two familiar conference opponents that play each other often.

We expect that they will likely fall to the Celtics and out of the next four games, our guess would be that they would for 1-3. Tonight the Indiana Pacers will face off against the Boston Celtics. However, Brown was not the only player in question for the game tonight.

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (face) is starting in Thursday's game against the Indiana Pacers.

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Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown admitted after a win over the Pacers that it will take some time to adjust to wearing his face mask.

Seeing the court as he is accustomed to will be the biggest adjustment for Brown wearing the mask. But it’s going definitely take some getting use to and some adjustments.” “It’s going to take some getting use to,” Brown told reporters, as seen on NBC Sports Boston postgame coverage.

After a short rest for the All-Star break, the Celtics will return to the court Thursday night as they hit the road to take on the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge ...

The Celtics got late-game heroics from Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum in the road win.

The Pacers erupted for 39 points in the frame, with 32 of those coming in the first seven minutes of the quarter as the team shot 8-of-14 from 3-point range against a sloppy Celtics defense. Third quarter defensive letdown: The Celtics entered tonight’s game as a top-5 defense in the NBA but they looked like they were on still on vacation with the way they defended in the third quarter. Sam Hauser stands out as revamped rotation comes into focus: Joe Mazzulla hasn’t had a stacked healthy depth chart like this to work with all season long but we got a first glimpse at how he planned on handling his bench group with everyone back in the fold. Grant Williams only played six minutes as Mazzulla opted for Sam Hauser (nine points, 3-of-3 from 3-point range) for an offensive spark for 13 minutes which paid different dividends as the reserve wing was a plus-14. However, it was evident that the focus was not at full strength from Boston’s top talent and the Pacers took advantage of that by knocking down open looks from the perimeter all over the floor in the second half to erase a double-digit first half lead from Boston. The Pacers put up 32 points in the first seven minutes after intermission as Robert Williams struggled to defend the perimeter and the Celtics got incredibly sloppy in their pick-and-roll defense. Jaylen Brown makes his masked Celtics debut: The wing got some run in his new facial attire in the defenseless All-Star game but Brown showed no signs of being impacted by his black mask against some real competition. Boston improved to 4-5 in overtime games on the year with the victory. Brown also returned to the floor after a four-game absence due to a bruised cheekbone and looked his usual high-scoring self in his new attire. [Pre-registration for mobile betting](https://actionrush.com/go/fanduel-mass-pre-launch-mass-live/)in Massachusetts is live on FanDuel. Former Pacers Malcolm Brogdon also chipped in with 24 points off the bench in his first game in Indiana since his offseason trade to the Celtics. Ultimately, the Celtics survived a sloppy final minute of regulation thanks to good defense from Marcus Smart.

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, including the final four in the last minute of overtime,...

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Celtics star Jaylen Brown looked no worse for wear in his first real game with his new facemask, but admitted after Thursday's game that he'll need some ...

Brown missed four games leading into the All-Star break, so some rust was to be expected Thursday, especially with his new hardware. But just be able to make those adjustments -- you have to keep your head up and see the floor." "It’s going to take some getting used to," Brown said after the game, as seen in the video player above.

Masked Jaylen Brown made his "official" debut Thursday night in Indiana, with Boston Celtics star rocking a black face mask in a regular-season game for the ...

“That was my little brother,” Brown told Abby Chin of NBC Sports Boston. “We worked out together. I would like to see him do well here and continue to do well.

[Massachusetts online sports betting](https://www.masslive.com/betting/massachusetts/)is coming soon. [Pre-registration for mobile betting](https://actionrush.com/go/fanduel-mass-pre-launch-mass-live/)in Massachusetts is live on FanDuel. Nesmith has already played more minutes in Indiana than he did in his two years combined with Boston and those reps have helped the 6-foot-5 guard carve out a starting role for himself. That development was on the display in the aftermath of the [Celtics’ overtime win ](https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2023/02/four-takeaways-as-celtics-beat-pacers-142-138-in-dramatic-overtime-thriller.html)over the Pacers in Indiana on Thursday night as Jaylen Brown was seen exchanging jerseys with Nesmith on the court afterward. The 23-year-old is making the most of his opportunity in his new home, averaging a career-high 9.8 points on 35 percent shooting from 3-point range, helping a young Indiana squad become a surprise threat to make the East playoffs. “That was my little brother,” Brown told Abby Chin of NBC Sports Boston.

The mask seems to fit Jaylen Brown pretty well. Four nights after he debuted the mask in the All-Star Game – where he scored a team-high 35 points for Team ...

They understand that regardless of the situation is, they’re ready to play and ready to execute. Tatum suffered a small fracture in his left wrist last season and played through it throughout the Celtics’ run to the NBA Finals. Falling right on it, I was really just like trying to see if I could open and close it, if I had strength, and it was painful for 5-10 minutes. It’s just using these last (22) games or so to get back to that point going into the playoffs,” he said. He jumped up immediately to shake it off and stayed in the game. It gets a little uncomfortable at times, and then sometimes you have to get your head around and make sure you see everything, if somebody is coming from behind or somebody’s in your side view, but just be able to make those adjustments, you have to keep your head up and see the floor.” I jumped up so quick because I was scared, and I was just moving my hand because that’s the one that’s been bothering me for a year now. But a scary fall early in the game may have also played a factor. I think it went fine, but it’s going to definitely take some getting used to and some adjustments and being able to adapt to it, but so far, so good.” Brown immediately left the game and didn’t return, then missed four consecutive games before the All-Star Game. Brown scored 30 points in leading the Celtics to a 142-138 overtime victory over the Pacers on Thursday night. “It’s going to take some getting used to,” Brown told reporters in Indiana.

Jaylen Brown donned a protective face mask in his first game after the All-Star break. His new accessory comes after suffering a facial fracture, ...