Brown will sit out a game for the fifth time since the beginning of February as he's been dealing with right knee posterior impingement. His absence would open the door for the likes of Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard to see more minutes. Brown's next chance to play will come against the Nets on Saturday in the second leg of a back-to-back set.

James and Brown have had their share of interactions in the past, including James drafting Brown to his 2023 All-Star squad and Brown taking a knee to the back from James during a game. The Celtics wing has also thrown down a dunk or two over James in his career:

The Boston Celtics fell at home 118-112 to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night in a battle between two of the top teams in the NBA. The battle between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum made for exciting offense,