Jaylen Brown doesn’t speak without thinking. He’ll pause to assess questions, sometimes asking reporters to ask them again. Situations change, and he adjusted his perspective in the past accounting for new context and times. So when Brown talks, as he has in the new year, we should listen.
Consider the revelations on his relationship with Kyrie Irving. Irving had set off a firestorm during the 2021 first round series between the Celtics and Nets, preempting Boston fan’s expressions of distaste over his exit two years prior with a call against subtle racism.
Some agreed with his experience, including several Celtics players.