When the Celtics defeated the Heat in 2022 to advance to the NBA Finals, Jayson Tatum took home the inaugural Larry Bird Trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Conference finals. This time around, his star running mate won the award.
Jaylen Brown received the Larry Bird Trophy after the Celtics completed their sweep of the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals on Monday.
“All praise to the most high,” Brown told ESPN’s Lisa Salters during the trophy presentation. “We was in this building not too long ago. We was getting boos.