In the 2023-24 season, Jaylen Brown played a crucial role in the Boston Celtics’ success, helping them secure their franchise’s 18th title. Brown, a three-time NBA All-Star, delivered consistent and dominant performances, averaging 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 70 games. Despite his exceptional skills, Brown was not included in the Team USA roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Moreover, NBA fans were surprised when Kawhi Leonard was removed from the team and replaced by Derrick White instead of Brown as Leonard prepared for the next NBA season.
However, former NBA player Rashad McCants recently disclosed some startling details regarding how Nike was a significant factor in Brown’s exclusion from Team USA on an episode of Gil’s Arenas podcast. You can hear the entire conversation at the 3:05 mark.
“Jaylen Brown sided with Kyrie Irving. He spoke out against Nike dropping Kyrie. Nike dropped Kyrie after the post; Jaylen Brown didn’t like that. I think he was the President of the Players’ Association at the time. He was obligated to speak out about what Nike did, and why they did it, he didn’t like it. He was wearing Kobes at the time, so he started covering up his Kobes.” McCants said.
McCants Reveals Brown’s Bold Stance on Nike
McCants further explained the critical details of Brown’s performance in the 2023-24 season. He asserted that Brown took the side of Kyrie Irving when Nike dropped Irving in 2021. After that, Brown spoke out against Nike while covering his Nike Kobe Bryant shoes in the interview.
“Then he gets his $305 million and gets on this mic and says I’m bringing Black Wall Street. Then, in the middle of the best season they’ve had with this band together, they come out with this whole marketing – ‘He ain’t marketable. He ain’t this. He ain’t that.’ – Right before the playoffs really started to take off. Created the narrative. Then he goes out and wins the MVP for the Eastern Conference; then he wins the actual MVP. Then they actually win the championship. And y’all still don’t get any love for me?… If you ain’t Adidas or Nike, it’s up in the air, and he ain’t represented by either. He’s in the middle, and they don’t like that.” McCants added.
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Since Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics are on the team, everyone was wondering why Brown was left off the roster of Team USA. In a recent interview, Tatum also talked candidly about the Brown Snub from Team USA and offered his opinions.
