Jaylen Brown on Celtics repeat: I think we have an opportunity

“Just the story and the journey is awesome,” Jaylen Brown said. “You know, just being drafted here in Boston, like a lot of the people probably didn’t watch me play in the Pac-12 at Cal. It led to a lot of people feeling a way about that. I just came in and kept my head down and told myself, ‘I’m going to just keep working.’ And to be here in this moment now, through all the years, through all the doubt, through all of the ups and downs, through all of the verdicts, through all of the everything, it just makes the story that much sweeter.” -via Boston Globe / June 22, 2024

The Boston Celtics held their championship parade on Friday and it may have also doubled as the debut of a new “it” couple — Jaylen Brown and Kysre Gondrezick. Brown, clutching his NBA Finals MVP trophy, was spotted partying on his duckboat alongside the Chicago Sky guard, sparking rumors of a new romance. He later posted a photo of Gondrezick holding the championship trophy to his Instagram story. -via Larry Brown Sports / June 22, 2024

Last month, Jaylen Brown and Stephen A. Smith engaged in a social media feud over the ESPN host’s report that the Boston Celtics forward isn’t underrated so much as he’s “just not liked.” While the war of words came and went quickly, Brown clearly didn’t forget. That was evident at the Celtics’ championship parade in Boston on Friday, in which the reigning NBA Finals MVP opted to wear a black T-shirt that read “state your source.” -via Awful Announcing / June 21, 2024