Celtics’ Jae Crowder Out Minimum of Two Weeks

Celtics coach Brad Stevens struck an optimistic tone following Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets when he said there was little swelling around Jae Crowder’s ankle after a sprain suffered in the third quarter, and that the injury might not be too serious.

Then the ankle swelled overnight, prompting a much different assessment of Crowder’s return following Sunday’s practice.

“He’ll be out a couple of weeks … minimum,” Stevens said as the team faces a daunting stretch of the schedule without its best two-way player.

Source: Scott Souza of the Providence Journal