Boston Celtics combo guard and this yr’s Sixth Man of the Year winner Malcolm Brogdon (elbow) is planning to play in Monday evening’s Game 7 in opposition to the Miami Heat, a number of shops reported.
Brogdon is formally questionable for the sport.
Brogdon missed Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with a partial tear within the tendon of his proper elbow, an damage that has progressively worsened through the sequence.
Brogdon participated within the Celtics’ morning shootaround Monday morning. While not fully pain-free, the swelling has subsided within the elbow, per the reviews.
Brogdon is averaging simply 6.8 factors in 21.2 minutes per sport within the sequence vs. the Heat. He averaged 16.0 factors and 29.3 minutes within the earlier sequence vs. Philadelphia.
He averaged 14.9 factors, 4.2 rebounds and three.7 assists in 67 video games off the bench through the common season, his first in Boston after three seasons in Indiana.
