India, Dec. 21 -- The Boston Celtics will be without two stars against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. Jaylen Brown and Jaysum Tatum have been ruled out.

Brown is listed as doubtful due to a non-COVID illness, casting uncertainty over his availability just one night after another standout performance. He scored 30 points while adding nine rebounds and seven assists in Friday's win over the Miami Heat, continuing a dominant stretch in which he has reached the 30-point mark in nine of his last 10 games.

The illness would mark only Brown's second missed game of the season if he is ruled out. His lone absence so far also came on the first night of a back-to-back against Washington, again because of a non-COVID illness. Overall, Brown is en...