Jaylen Brown said he considered skipping the NBA restart after his grandfather, Willie Brown, was diagnosed with cancer right before the idea of a bubble in Orlando came to fruition.
The Celtics star – speaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday – noted that his grandfather has been living with him, and Willie has needed his grandson around. Brown, who has said previously that there’s “no one as cool” as his personal quarantine trainer Willie, called him “the toughest guy I’ve ever met” while speaking on Ellen.
“He’s like a superhero,” Brown said. “He’s been to the Vietnam War, he’s been shot in the head twice, he’s had a heart attack, cancer, COVID, all at the same time, and has beat it all.