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Jaylen Brown posts cryptic response after being passed up for Team USA in favor of Celtics teammate Derrick White

Jaylen Brown is coming off a legacy-defining season.

The eight-year NBA veteran made his third All-Star team, then won Eastern Conference finals MVP and Finals MVP while helping lead the Boston Celtics to their first NBA championship since 2008. It's the kind of effort that places him in the pantheon of Celtics lore and squashes criticism of his $304 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in league history when he signed it.

What it didn't do is land him a spot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics.