Celtics, Jaylen Brown and Pistons
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Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has accomplished a lot in his career. However, he just had a first on Monday afternoon.
Jaylen Brown’s All-Star starter nod carried extra weight after one voting result stood out and sparked reaction.
The ultimate honor for an athlete is seeing their jersey raised to the rafters, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown received that distinction from his alma mater, Wheeler High School, on Friday.
"I'm really happy for him. I think for him, it started in the offseason with the way he approached it," said the Celtics coach.
"It reflects outside of the city even more, because that becomes the perception of Boston. Because when people start to use words like racism, most people think it's like a color dynamic, but it's a power dynamic more than anything," Brown said before going into more detail.
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was named to his fifth All-Star team on Monday, and for the first time in his career, he will be a starter. Brown
Midterms are here for the Celtics, so let's take a look at how their best players have fared halfway through an impressive season.
The Hawks sure could have used All-Defensive guard Dyson Daniels to defend Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Saturday night. But with Daniels sitting out the game due to an ankle injury, Brown torched every other member of the Hawks who tried to guard him.