Celtics star Jaylen Brown called out Nike on the social media platform X after Team USA announced it picked Derrick White over the reigning NBA Finals MVP to replace the injured Kawhi Leonard, who withdrew from 2024 Paris Olympics competition.
“@Nike this what we doing?” Brown wrote on X.
This prompted a response from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who has engaged in a bit of a back-and-forth with Brown over some comments made on television during the show “First Take.”
Brown had worn a black t-shirt that read “State Your Source” during the Celtics championship parade last month, a reference to his disagreement with Smith over prior comments Smith made on the ESPN TV show First Take.