BOSTON — The Celtics announced Jaylen Brown would be available to start Sunday afternoon’s game against the Brooklyn Nets after successfully testing out his sprained right ankle before tipoff.
Celtics coach Ime Udoka had said earlier Sunday that Brown’s status would be determined by a pregame workout, and that the ankle sprain — which Brown suffered in Tuesday’s win over the Atlanta Hawks and forced him to miss Thursday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies — had reduced in swelling to the point where it was a matter of pain tolerance that would decide Brown’s ability to play.
“Yeah, he was obviously upgraded to questionable, and he had some shooting sessions where he felt OK,” Udoka said. “Obviously, there’s gonna be some pain there, it’s a little bit of pain tolerance. But the swelling has gone down and hoping for good news after his workout here this…
