Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday received important injury updates for Game 5 of the Magic vs. Celtics series. The Boston Celtics will host the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their playoff series on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday have been dealing with injuries, however. Are the Celtics stars playing in Game 5?

Are Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday going to be healthy as the Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks at the start of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series set to kick off on Monday (May 5)?

Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown are trending up as the Celtics and Knicks gear up for a battle with a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals at stake, and other observations from Celtics’ practice.

Jaylen Brown offered a positive update on his knee and Joe Mazzulla said Jrue Holiday is getting better as the Celtics prepare for the Knicks.

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Jrue Holiday doesn't rack up a ton of steals or blocks, but there is no player more important to the Celtics' stingy defense -- or their hopes to beat the New York Knicks and repeat as champions.

The 34-year-old guard hasn’t played since Game 2 of the Celtics’ five-game first-round series win over Orlando. Holiday’s defensive versatility could be especially valuable against the Knicks, as he’d be a likely option to draw the assignment of guarding New York star guard Jalen Brunson.

"Holiday will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy for his efforts to drive economic empowerment through philanthropy and creative capital deployment. $100K to be donated to the Jrue and Lauren Social Impact Fund (JLH fund)," posted the official social media account of the NBA.