Jaylen Brown is day-to-day with a knee issue and questionable for Friday's game against the Knicks. The 76ers have not played a game without him this season and already have four players out.
What happened
Jaylen Brown went on the injury report Thursday at 5:45 p.m. ET as day-to-day with a knee issue. The report's comment reads: "Brown (knee) is questionable for Friday's game against the Knicks." He was not on the report before this listing. His last listing was Oct. 10, when he was day-to-day for rest, and he was cleared on Oct. 16. The 76ers have not announced which knee it is, a diagnosis or how it happened.
What it means for the 76ers
Philadelphia hosts the Knicks on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on Prime Video. The 76ers are 4-1, the No. 2 seed, and won their last game. Brown has played all five games. He averages 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 36.3 minutes. The team is 4-1 with him and has not played without him. If he sits, the rotation behind him starts with Tyrese Maxey (37.5 minutes, 28.4 points), Joel Embiid (35.6, 21.5) and LeBron James (33.3, 15.5). VJ Edgecombe plays 31.8 minutes, Dean Wade 27.3, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 26.2 and Anfernee Simons 23.2.
What to watch
The next injury report before Friday's tipoff will show whether Brown is still questionable. The report lists Oct. 30, the day of the Knicks game, as his expected return. A final call on whether he plays has not been announced. Philadelphia is also without Dominick Barlow (back), Jabari Walker (left knee), Ariel Hukporti (right Achilles) and Tacko Fall (left quadriceps), so the bench is already thin.
Is Jaylen Brown playing vs the Knicks on Friday?
He is questionable with a knee issue for Friday's 7:30 p.m. ET home game against the Knicks. A final decision has not been announced.
When will Jaylen Brown be back?
He is day-to-day, and the injury report lists Oct. 30 as his expected return. That is the day of the Knicks game. No other timeline has been announced.