The tone sounded muffled as Jabari Brown spoke. He closed his eyes. He then rubbed them to stop the small drops from becoming large tears.
The past year has become what Brown called “a whirlwind.” The Lakers cut him from their training camp roster for the second consecutive year. Brown dabbled overseas in China both to develop his game and land a larger paycheck. He returned three weeks ago to the Lakers’ Development League affiliate, the D-Fenders. Brown has since waited for any NBA team to call.
But those concerns hardly compare to what has left Brown soft spoken.