


Celtics All-Star guard Jaylen Brown will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn ligament in his left wrist.
Brown averaged a career-high 24.7 points on 48.4% shooting this season for the Celtics, who entered Monday seventh in the Eastern Conference standings.
He had missed the last three games with a sprained ankle after a collision with teammate Jayson Tatum late in a loss the Trail Blazers on May 2.
Brown will undergo surgery next week.
LeBron James was a full participant in practice and likely will return to the Lakers lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Knicks, according to reports. James missed six weeks due to a high right ankle sprain before a two-game return against the Raptors and Kings. He then missed the next four games. The defending champion Lakers are seventh in the West. ... G Bradley Beal sat out the Wizards’ game against the Hawks and will miss Wednesday’s game, also against the Hawks. Beal, the league’s second-leading scorer at 31.4 ppg, suffered a left hamstring strain in an OT win over the Pacers. He scored 50 points in the game. The Wizards said Beal will be re-evaluated Friday before the team’s home game against the Cavaliers. The Wizards entered Monday’s game 9th in the East, a half-game ahead of the Pacers. ... Veteran referee Tony Brown, 54, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss the rest of the season.
Golf: Top-ranked Dustin Johnson withdrew from the upcoming PGA Tour’s Byron Nelson because of discomfort in his knee, one week before the second major championship of the year, the PGA Championship. Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair cartilage damage after the 2019 season, keeping him out for three months. The 36-year-old two-time major champ’s only victory this year was in early February at the European Tour’s Saudi International.
NFL: The Colts and two-time Pro Bowl LT Eric Fisher agreed to a one-year, $9.4 million, ESPN reported. Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 draft, played the first eight seasons of his career with the Chiefs before being released in March. He suffered a torn Achilles in the Chiefs’ AFC title game win last season, so despite the signing his playing status for next season remains unclear.
NHL: The league eased some of its COVID-19 health and safety protocols over the weekend for clubs that have been fully vaccinated, but Canadian teams won’t see any significant changes because of the slower vaccine rollout in the country.
Soccer: Juventus will be kicked out of Serie A if it doesn’t withdraw from the European Super League, Italian federation president Gabriele Gravina announced. While AC Milan and Inter Milan backed out of the ill-fated bid to form a breakaway competition, Juventus remains the lone holdout in Italy. Real Madrid and Barcelona are also still grasping onto the project, despite the risk of being banned from the Champions League. ... The Champions League final between English Premier League clubs Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 will be staged in either London or Lisbon, according to reports. The UEFA identified the two cities as alternative venues to Istanbul due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the Turkish city. Lisbon hosted the eight-team final stage competition last year. A decision on the new venue for the match is expected Tuesday. ... Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, 34, agreed to return next season to Manchester United. He has 15 goals in his first season with the EPL club.
WNBA: Aces G/F Angel McCoughtry will miss the upcoming season after tearing the ACL and meniscus in her right knee during a preseason game Saturday. McCoughtry, 34, averaged 14.4 points and 5.1 rebounds last season in helping the Aces reach the league finals.