{"id":56253,"date":"2023-10-08T07:28:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=56253"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:28:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T23:28:39","slug":"boston-celtics-summer-league-showout-tears-acl-jay-scrubb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/10\/08\/boston-celtics-summer-league-showout-tears-acl-jay-scrubb\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer League Showout Jay Scrubb Tears ACL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the day of their first preseason game, the Boston Celtics announced that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scrubja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Scrubb<\/a>,<\/strong> one of their standout players from Summer League, suffered a torn ACL in practice on Saturday. Earlier in the offseason, Boston signed Scrubb to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/07\/16\/boston-celtics-sign-jay-scrubb-to-two-way-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">two-way contract<\/a> to make him a part of the Celtics roster. This was shortly after the Orlando Magic waived him.<\/p>\n<p>As it currently stands, there is no update regarding the severity of the injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEBHInjuryReport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NEBHInjuryReport<\/a> Jay Scrubb suffered a torn right ACL during practice yesterday. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1711133347936706636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In five games during this year&#8217;s Summer League, Scrubb averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. Scrubb also shot 40% from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics brought Scrubb to Boston to compete for a main roster spot to add depth to their wings next to their star players, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatumja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jayson Tatum<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownja02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jaylen Brown<\/strong><\/a>. It was likely the Celtics were going to give Scrubb some regular minutes during Boston&#8217;s preseason games.<\/p>\n<p>In three seasons split between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Magic, Scrubb has played in 24 games and started one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Scrubb averages 4 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game on 41.6 FG%.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jay Scrubb 2023 NBA Summer League Best Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Y0pR1WzHJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Boston Celtics Summer League Showout Tears ACL<\/h2>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next for Jay Scrubb and the Boston Celtics?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celticswire.usatoday.com\/lists\/nba-boston-celtics-scrubb-fax\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrubb<\/a> played impressive basketball this summer. However, the Kentucky native was not expected to have a consistent role with the Celtics on the main roster this season.<\/p>\n<p>Being on a two-way contract, Scrubb was likely going to spend most of the 2023-24 season on Boston&#8217;s G League roster, the Maine Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>However, one of the Celtics&#8217; weaknesses going into this season is their depth.<\/p>\n<p>Though it was a bit of a longshot, there was a possibility Scrubb became a rotation piece for the Celtics this season.<\/p>\n<p>Scrubb has shown glimpses of being a solid scorer in the league. The team was hoping to see him further develop while on the two-way contract and polish his game.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is official pertaining to Scrubb&#8217;s injury timeline. Hopefully for Scrubb and the Celtics, he will not miss the entire 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n<p>Because of Scrubb being on a two-way contract, he is not on Boston&#8217;s books following this upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Scrubb played very well in Summer League. It would not be shocking to see the Celtics give Scrubb another opportunity when he recovers from his injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the day of their first preseason game, the Boston Celtics announced that Jay Scrubb, one of their standout players from Summer League, suffered a torn ACL in practice on Saturday. Earlier in the offseason, Boston signed Scrubb to a two-way contract to make him a part of the Celtics roster. 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