Sporting News contacted medical expert Dr. Michael S. George of the KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, who explained what Boston's guard is dealing with and how it will impact him moving forward.

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a highly anticipated showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at TD Garden. This historic rivalry carries added significance this season, with both teams sitting at second place in their respective conferences and the Lakers riding an eight-game winning streak.

“I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t really hear of the term mallet finger until people were telling me I had mallet finger,” Holiday said before the Celtics hosted the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden. “They just told me that I broke my finger.”

The Celtics are deep into their new season and quest, so we’ll resist turning too many pages of the 2024 yearbook, as fun as it might be to revisit again and again.

The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets Sunday 110-103 while missing two starters, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. While Porzingis (who has played in 32 of the Celtics ’ 61 games thus far) continues to miss time due to an illness, Holiday has a more complex scenario.

The Boston Celtics guard could return to the rotation against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing the last few games with injury

Brown’s message didn’t come across as a challenge. It sounded more like encouragement, the words of a caring teammate looking to empower one of his brothers.

Brad Stevens capitalized on the Portland Trail Blazers' desire to stockpile assets by trading for Jrue Holiday. The veteran guard had been sent to the rebuilding Western Conference team as part of the Milwaukee Bucks trade to acquire Damian Lillard.