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Celtics guard Jaylen Brown tests positive for COVID-19

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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team’s exhibition game against the Toronto Raptors.

The Celtics said he was asymptomatic and entering isolation.

The third overall pick in the 2016 draft, Brown averaged nearly 25 points and six rebounds last season.

Asked about vaccines at media day last month, Brown said: “I think it’s a personal choice.”

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