SI: USA Basketball has denied it, but do you still think your issues with Nike cost you a spot on the Olympic team? Jaylen Brown: For sure. One, I think sneaker industries, and I’ve said this before, have way too much control over the basketball foundation. In youth sports, it’s the same. Kids are having to worry about even playing with Nike, playing well on the Adidas circuit. And they should just be working on developing their basketball skills. Instead, we’re focusing more on shoe politics, and I think that is why the rest of the world has caught up. And if we don’t do something about it, the next Olympics and the next global outings are going to look a lot different.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Sports Illustrated
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW: Jaylen Brown wants to win championships. And he wants to change the game. For the cover of @SInow’s one-on-one issue, @FCHWPO on the sneaker industry, his Olympic conflict with Nike, his relationship with Boston and much more si.com/nba/jaylen-bro… – 9:25 AM
NEW: Jaylen Brown wants to win championships. And he wants to change the game. For the cover of @SInow’s one-on-one issue, @FCHWPO on the sneaker industry, his Olympic conflict with Nike, his relationship with Boston and much more si.com/nba/jaylen-bro… – 9:25 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Derrick White tonight:
19 PTS
7 REB
9 AST
Averaging 20/5/5 in games without Jaylen Brown this season. pic.x.com/d4jDB39BBY – 9:20 PM
Derrick White tonight:
19 PTS
7 REB
9 AST
Averaging 20/5/5 in games without Jaylen Brown this season. pic.x.com/d4jDB39BBY – 9:20 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Looking forward to seeing Torrey Craig’s debut tonight. Should find his way into some minutes with Jaylen Brown & Jrue Holiday out. – 6:23 PM
Looking forward to seeing Torrey Craig’s debut tonight. Should find his way into some minutes with Jaylen Brown & Jrue Holiday out. – 6:23 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Updated Celtics injury report … Torrey Craig will make his Celtics debut tonight
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – OUT
Torrey Craig – AVAILABLE
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT
Xavier Tillman – Left Knee Inflammation – OUT – 6:15 PM
Updated Celtics injury report … Torrey Craig will make his Celtics debut tonight
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – OUT
Torrey Craig – AVAILABLE
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT
Xavier Tillman – Left Knee Inflammation – OUT – 6:15 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jaylen Brown is OUT tonight. Torrey Craig is available. #Celtics #Spurs – 6:12 PM
Jaylen Brown is OUT tonight. Torrey Craig is available. #Celtics #Spurs – 6:12 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown and 741 teamed up with Creative Arts and Sports for a youth event in NYC
(Via creativeartsandsports IG) pic.x.com/A203DG34Qr – 4:17 PM
Jaylen Brown and 741 teamed up with Creative Arts and Sports for a youth event in NYC
(Via creativeartsandsports IG) pic.x.com/A203DG34Qr – 4:17 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
BREAKING: Jaylen Brown has landed a partnership with @Oakley. 📄
@FCHWPO launched his own footwear & apparel brand 741 Performance — giving him the flexibility to sign additional deals or pursue collaborations as he chooses. pic.x.com/bCf4mxV0wC – 12:03 PM
BREAKING: Jaylen Brown has landed a partnership with @Oakley. 📄
@FCHWPO launched his own footwear & apparel brand 741 Performance — giving him the flexibility to sign additional deals or pursue collaborations as he chooses. pic.x.com/bCf4mxV0wC – 12:03 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown last night on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
(Via @FallonTonight YT) pic.x.com/K8zY96uqEf – 8:23 AM
Jaylen Brown last night on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
(Via @FallonTonight YT) pic.x.com/K8zY96uqEf – 8:23 AM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Team Shaq will face the Rising Stars in the first round of the All-Star Game Tournament Sunday in SF pic.x.com/MONIrdeG2j – 7:21 PM
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Team Shaq will face the Rising Stars in the first round of the All-Star Game Tournament Sunday in SF pic.x.com/MONIrdeG2j – 7:21 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Jaylen Brown is QUESTIONABLE tomorrow vs. San Antonio.
Torry Craig is also QUESTIONABLE, so there’s a chance he makes his C’s debut tomorrow.
Jrue Holiday is OUT. – 4:45 PM
Jaylen Brown is QUESTIONABLE tomorrow vs. San Antonio.
Torry Craig is also QUESTIONABLE, so there’s a chance he makes his C’s debut tomorrow.
Jrue Holiday is OUT. – 4:45 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Celtics injury report against the Spurs Wednesday night:
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – QUESTIONABLE
Torrey Craig – Right Ankle Return From Injury Reconditioning – QUESTIONABLE
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT – 4:45 PM
Celtics injury report against the Spurs Wednesday night:
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – QUESTIONABLE
Torrey Craig – Right Ankle Return From Injury Reconditioning – QUESTIONABLE
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT – 4:45 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Celtics star Jaylen Brown will be on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight pic.x.com/YrYGQEkjba – 2:25 PM
Celtics star Jaylen Brown will be on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight pic.x.com/YrYGQEkjba – 2:25 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Jayson Tatum is IN tonight
Jaylen Brown is OUT
Holiday and Torrey Craig had already been ruled out – 6:21 PM
Jayson Tatum is IN tonight
Jaylen Brown is OUT
Holiday and Torrey Craig had already been ruled out – 6:21 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Updated Celtics injury report tonight in Miami:
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – OUT
Torrey Craig – Right Ankle Return From Injury Reconditioning – OUT
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT
Jayson Tatum – AVAILABLE – 6:21 PM
Updated Celtics injury report tonight in Miami:
Jaylen Brown – Right Knee Swelling – OUT
Torrey Craig – Right Ankle Return From Injury Reconditioning – OUT
Jrue Holiday – Right Shoulder Impingement – OUT
Jayson Tatum – AVAILABLE – 6:21 PM
More on this storyline
SI: Sounds like you’ve used a lot of that skepticism as fuel over the years. Jaylen Brown: Yeah, and I still do. I still think I have ceilings to reach. I don’t feel like I’ve reached my ceiling. I still feel like there are things that I am still developing and I’m still working through with this organization, but it’s no problem. And this is what I want the youth to hear. There’s nothing wrong with being a part of a team and being a part of something bigger than yourself. Winning the championship was one of my goals and it brought me so much joy to be a part of that. I would just say there’s no problem with being that. I’ve made sacrifices. I’ve watched things happen. A lot of stuff has transpired in this organization and I’ve understood it. I didn’t complain—I didn’t have an agent call and complain the way some of other guys do. I just let it make me better, and it fueled me and it’s still fueling me now. So this is just a beginning for me. And I’m so invested in learning. I’m so invested in getting better and improving. It is fun to do. It’s fun to do. -via Sports Illustrated / February 13, 2025
SI: You have gone through a lot in Boston. Your selection was booed on draft night. You’ve been in trade talks almost every year. How challenging has that been? Jaylen Brown: Very, very challenging, to be honest. Things have not gone my way. I haven’t been catered to, in a sense, which has made me stronger. I think it has made me a better player, has driven me. I can complain, but in reality, it made me the best. So I’m grateful for it. Even if it was indirect, I know that it wasn’t intentional. It is what it is. It made me better. I know there were a lot of people who didn’t believe I would be in the position I am now. Some were in this building, some are no longer here, but I am. So I’m grateful, that’s how I would describe it. -via Sports Illustrated / February 13, 2025
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