This would partly explain his recent address problems. According to The Athletic, Malcolm Brogdon suffers from a partial tear in a tendon in his right elbow which extends into his forearm. The Celtics replacement would have been affected in the first game of the conference final against the Heat.
The Athletic reports that he initially suffered pain in an inner elbow area in the previous round against the 76ers. But an MRI after Game 1 against the Floridians showed he had aggravated the injury by rebounding Kevin Love midway through the first quarter of Game 1.
As a logical consequence of this discomfort in the arm and wrist, the former titular leader of the Pacers is struggling in this address level series.
After a convincing first outing with 19 points (7/14), he continued with 13 points (4/9) in the next match, but lost his footing in the two meetings after: only 2 points in total with a sad 1/11 on shots.
To ease the pain, he needs to cut back on his pre-game warm-up, but he intends to continue playing despite his injury as the Celtics try to rally from a 0-3 deficit after winning the fourth set earlier during the week. To see if an operation is necessary at the end of his playoff campaign.
| Malcolm Brogdon | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 75 | 26 | 45.7 | 40.4 | 86.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 48 | 30 | 48.5 | 38.5 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 64 | 29 | 50.5 | 42.6 | 92.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 54 | 31 | 43.8 | 32.6 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 16.5 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 56 | 35 | 45.3 | 38.8 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 36 | 34 | 44.8 | 31.2 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 26 | 48.4 | 44.4 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.9 |
| Total | 400 | 30 | 46.7 | 38.8 | 87.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
