Celtics star Jaylen Brown became the first NBA player to sign with the artist Ye’s (formerly Kanye West) agency Donda Sports earlier this year, inking a marketing deal with the rap superstar.
On Monday, Brown told The Boston Globe that he planned to stay with Donda Sports in spite of recent antisemitic comments by West. On Tuesday, however, Brown released a statement to Twitter clarifying his comments and announcing a split with Donda Sports.
“In the past 24 hours, I’ve been able to reflect and better understand how my previous statements lack clarity in expressing my stance against recent insensitive public remarks and actions,” Brown wrote in his statement.