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Shaquille O’Neal’s attempt to give advice to Jaylen Brown backfired

Jaylen Brown and the rest of his Celtics teammates have dealt with plenty of outside noise throughout this current playoff run.

Prior to Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Brown even had to field questions about his place in Boston’s talent hierarchy after Jason Kidd stirred the pot by labeling him the best player on the Celtics’ roster.

Amid all of the drama and distractions, Hall of Famer and TV analyst Shaquille O’Neal offered up some advice for Brown after Game 2 of the NBA Finals about tuning out the noise.

But the manner in which O’Neal delivered the message to Brown on NBA TV didn’t exactly resonate with the Celtics forward — at least not at first.