ATLANTA — Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was among the several athletes and celebrities to show support for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick during Super Bowl week.
For Boston’s afternoon game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Super Bowl Sunday, Brown arrived at TD Garden sporting a black hoodie under a black No. 7 jersey that read #IMWITHKAP” across the front.
It’s not the first time Brown has stood in solidarity with Kaepernick, who hasn’t played in the NFL since he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality. Brown donated $10,000 to Kaepernick’s “Million Dollar Pledge” program in February 2018, and he also attended Kaepernick’s W.