Jaylen Brown is coming off a season winning his first NBA title and first NBA Final MVP. After the successful season, the Boston Celtics star caught the attention through some crazy underwater workouts.
However, on Tuesday morning, Brown became the target of a hacker, leading to a series of bizarre and controversial posts on his social media. The hacker quickly took over Brown’s X account, posting more than 22 times and deleting several of his posts. The hacking saga began with a post about cryptocurrency, which surprised fans.
The hacker entertained followers by posting about having “baddies” courtside whenever Brown would average 40 points. He even tagged rapper Iggy Azalea in the post.
The hacker seemed to be aware of Brown’s past issues with Nike. He took the opportunity to slam the company in another post.
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Things became even more controversial when the hacker posted about famous American actress Sydney Sweeney. The post suggested that she was “sticking it to the racists.”
The hacker also targeted Brown’s Celtics teammate, Jayson Tatum, though the post was deleted later. He wrote “f*ck Tatum” in response to a fan request to post something about him.
Fans Weigh On Jaylen Brown’s Hacking Saga
Losing control of his X account left fans bewildered and concerned. Jaylen Brown’s account wasBrown’so spread messages that were far from his usual content. Following the hacking sacouldn’t couldn’t help but laugh and rip the Celtics star.
At this opportunity, a number of fans also requested the hacker follow them back, as they couldn’t tell when Brown would regain control of his account.
Many of the posts in the series were about crypto, so some fans think the hacker was related to Crypto.
It’s unclear, if Brown has regained full control of his account, but the acker’s actions certainly created a storm of controversy in the meantime.