Jaylen Brown and Brandon Ingram have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

Ingram helped lead New Orleans to a 4-0 week while averaging 25.3 points on .493 shooting from the floor, including .542 from three-point range and a perfect 1.000 from the free throw line, as well as 7.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals.

Brown averaged a team-high 27.0 points on 62.2% shooting (57.9% 3-PT), 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal over three games at Toronto and at home against Cleveland and Toronto. He was the only Eastern Conference competitor to produce at least 25.0 points on 60.0% shooting throughout the week.

Marcus Smart is set to make his Boston Celtics return after sitting out the previous 8 games with an eye infection that spread to both eyes.

"I thought I was going to go blind for a while. I think it was the worst case of viral conjunctivitis that they've seen," said Smart before the Celtics game against the Raptors on Christmas.

Smart is averaging 11.8 points and 4.6 assists this season.

Brad Stevens gave an update on Marcus Smart's eye infection, saying that Boston Celtics doctors told him it was one of the worst they've seen. 

The eye infection recently spread to both eyes.

“The last report I got, they didn’t think they’ve seen one this bad. He’s just really had a tough go about it. So I don’t know when he’ll be back. He’s still not around here," said Stevens.

Smart has missed 5 straight games with the infection.

Gordon Hayward will not play in Friday's game with the Boston Celtics due to a left foot injury.

Hayward underwent an MRI which came back negative. Hayward has been dealing with left foot soreness since before injuring his hand in November.

Hayward suffered a severe left foot injury at the beginning of the 17-18 season.

Vincent Poirier underwent successful surgery to fix a fracture of the proximal phalanx on his right pinkie finger. The surgery was performed by Dr. Herve Kimball at New England Baptist Hospital, assisted by Celtics Team Physician Dr. Tony Schena.

Poirier is expected to return to play in 4-6 weeks.

Marcus Smart's eye infection has spread to both eyes, Brad Stevens told Chris Forsberg of NBCS Boston.

Stevens added that Smart's eye infection is the type that usually lasts 7-10 days, with Smart at the 7 day mark as of Monday.

Smart has missed the past two Celtics' games and has yet to return to practice. 

Robert Williams has been diagnosed with a bone edema in his left hip and will be required to limit his basketball activities while it heals.

The status of Williams will be reassessed in approximately three weeks.

Williams is in his second NBA season with the Boston Celtics.

Gordon Hayward said he could possibly make his return to the Boston Celtics Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Tomorrow's a possibility. See how I feel when I wake up, go through shootaround, see how it goes," said Hayward.

Hayward, who is listed as questionable, underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand on November 11th.

Hayward added that he will have to get used to playing through the soreness.

"Motion and strength is going to take a little while to get back; it's whether or not you can play through that and still be effective. That's kind of what we're determining, but the bone is healed."

Marcus Smart left the Boston Celtics' 113-104 win over the New York Knicks due to an injury to his abdomen.

Smart took a "direct blow to the abdomen" in the third quarter after attempting to take a change from Kevin Knox. Smart did not return to the game.

"The only thing I heard is that it was, I don't know if it's his oblique, or right in that area, and they said, 'It wasn't as bad as in the past. I don't know what that means," said Brad Stevens after the game.