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Undersized and undermanned, yes. But watch Josh Minott and Brooklyn’s bench lead a near comeback in their 93-92 heartbreaker Friday night at Barclays Center. And listen to Minott in the painful aftermath, and it would be clear just how much it meant. “I wanted that s–t so f–king bad,” said a visibly galled Minott, who had 22 points on a career-best 6-for-9 from deep. “Ever since we’ve been here, it’s like every game is an away game. [Friday] was just the night to really just stick it to everybody, man. As an organization, as a team, to show people that we got s–t here, yo.
“Man, just a sea of blue, a sea of orange. Every game we play, it’s a sea of the other team. And I saw it here when I was on the Celtics. But being here, it’s like, I’ve got nothing but respect for the real fans, the real Brooklyn fans. Shoutout to them, because I know it’s tough being outnumbered every single game. But I really feel like what we have here isn’t bulls–t. We have pieces here. I’ve seen it. That’s what this ‘rivalry’ meant to me.” Yes, Minott really used “air quotes” with his hands.
But Josh Minott hit a slump before suffering a severe ankle injury that sidelined him for five weeks. He lost playing time to Hugo González, Jordan Walsh and Baylor Scheierman, and with Boston facing both a roster and cap crunch, the Nets squeezed them for Minott, sending no picks or players and just the minimum cash required to make a deal official ($110,000, per sources).
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Shams Charania: The Boston Celtics are trading Josh Minott to the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.
John Karalis: Jaylen Brown is listed as probable with hamstring tightness tonight. Neemias Queta is also probable with an illness. Josh Minott remains out
John Karelis: Derrick White is getting a rest day tomorrow. He's out. Josh Minott remains out with the left ankle sprain
John Karalis: Payton Pritchard is doubtful for tomorrow vs Atlanta with Left Ankle Soreness. Josh Minott remains out with the ankle sprain
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Anthony Chiang: Jaylen Brown will be back for the Celtics tomorrow vs. Heat. Celtics injury report for tomorrow. Josh Minott - Left Ankle Sprain - OUT Jayson Tatum - Right Achilles Repair - OUT
Boston Celtics: Injury Report update: Jaylen Brown - Low Back Spasms - DOUBTFUL Sam Hauser - Right Hamstring Tightness - QUESTIONABLE Josh Minott - Left Ankle Sprain - OUT Jayson Tatum - Right Achilles Repair - OUT
Taylor Snow: FINAL: Celtics 123, Knicks 117 ☘️ Brown: 42 PTS (16-24 FG), 4 REB, 4 AST ☘️ White: 22 PTS, 5 AST ☘️ Simons: 12 PTS ☘️ Minott: 11 PTS, 6 REB ☘️ Pritchard: 10 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
Jon Krawczinski: Wolves did a nice little welcome back video for Luka Garza and Josh Minott. Chris Finch called Garza a "culture driver" when he was here.
