Jaylen Brown: 'We’ve got guys who play half the season and win MVP. I’m not a big fan of that'
Do you still support the NBA’s 65-game mandate for awards eligibility? Yes — 3 No— 2 Maybe — 3 Adebayo: “I feel like the rule is there for a reason. I don’t have anything to say against the rule because I love playing basketball. So I’m gonna try to play as many games as possible.” Jaylen Brown, All-Star, Boston Celtics: “It’s tough. Because honestly, I do believe that if you win any type of award, I think you should have to play a significant amount of the season. We’ve got guys who play half the season and win MVP. I’m not a big fan of that. But maybe 65 games might be a little too severe. Maybe they lessen it to 58 or something like that or something a little bit less.”
Source: The Athletic
Source: The Athletic
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John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had pretty good All-Star weekend … plus ways to make the weekend better
bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/19/kar… – 10:21 AM
New on BSJ: Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had pretty good All-Star weekend … plus ways to make the weekend better
bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/19/kar… – 10:21 AM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Jaylen Brown on being All-Star teammates with Jayson Tatum: “I think it’s just another platform to continue to raise for yourself but also raise for the city of Boston, just represent. I think that’s what we kind of look at it as. That’s what we’ve become.” – 11:45 PM
Jaylen Brown on being All-Star teammates with Jayson Tatum: “I think it’s just another platform to continue to raise for yourself but also raise for the city of Boston, just represent. I think that’s what we kind of look at it as. That’s what we’ve become.” – 11:45 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum said it’s better to be teammates with Jaylen Brown in the All-Star game cause they’ve already been going against each other in practice for seven years and he’s tired of it – 11:35 PM
Jayson Tatum said it’s better to be teammates with Jaylen Brown in the All-Star game cause they’ve already been going against each other in practice for seven years and he’s tired of it – 11:35 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jaylen Brown said tonight was the first time he ran into Larry Bird. They didn’t have a discussion, but Bird greeted everyone in the east locker room. – 11:26 PM
Jaylen Brown said tonight was the first time he ran into Larry Bird. They didn’t have a discussion, but Bird greeted everyone in the east locker room. – 11:26 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown said he wanted to see Tyrese Haliburton get the MVP as the hometown star – 11:14 PM
Jaylen Brown said he wanted to see Tyrese Haliburton get the MVP as the hometown star – 11:14 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jaylen Brown: 36-8-3 on 15/23 FG, 6/12 3PT. Falls just short of the east lead. Lillard scored 39. – 10:49 PM
Jaylen Brown: 36-8-3 on 15/23 FG, 6/12 3PT. Falls just short of the east lead. Lillard scored 39. – 10:49 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Guessing that last halfcourt heave sealed the MVP for Dame, but Jaylen Brown made a push there for a bit – 10:47 PM
Guessing that last halfcourt heave sealed the MVP for Dame, but Jaylen Brown made a push there for a bit – 10:47 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
That 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown broke the record for most 3-pointers by one team in the All-Star Game (36). The previous record of 35 was set by Team LeBron in 2019. – 10:27 PM
That 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown broke the record for most 3-pointers by one team in the All-Star Game (36). The previous record of 35 was set by Team LeBron in 2019. – 10:27 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
After the disaster that was the All Star game last season, you would have thought there would have been an effort to try a little harder. Nope. Didn’t happen. Combine that with Jaylen Brown asking for a reduction to 58 games for award eligibility, and it’s not been a good weekend – 10:11 PM
After the disaster that was the All Star game last season, you would have thought there would have been an effort to try a little harder. Nope. Didn’t happen. Combine that with Jaylen Brown asking for a reduction to 58 games for award eligibility, and it’s not been a good weekend – 10:11 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
After all of the hubbub over last year’s All Star disgrace in Utah, you would think these guys would have been shamed into trying just a LITTLE more. Nope. Didn’t happen. Throw in Jaylen Brown asking for a 58 game season, and it has not been the league’s finest weekend – 10:05 PM
After all of the hubbub over last year’s All Star disgrace in Utah, you would think these guys would have been shamed into trying just a LITTLE more. Nope. Didn’t happen. Throw in Jaylen Brown asking for a 58 game season, and it has not been the league’s finest weekend – 10:05 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Jaylen Brown following up that dunk contest debacle by making a strong bid for “dude you least want to play with in an all-star game” in the first quarter. – 9:12 PM
Jaylen Brown following up that dunk contest debacle by making a strong bid for “dude you least want to play with in an all-star game” in the first quarter. – 9:12 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown might be the only player trying on defense, and he’s not *really* trying – 9:03 PM
Jaylen Brown might be the only player trying on defense, and he’s not *really* trying – 9:03 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Smattering of boos as Jaylen Brown is announced at the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/d0Yl2iXKmH – 8:30 PM
Smattering of boos as Jaylen Brown is announced at the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/d0Yl2iXKmH – 8:30 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Jaylen Brown is in @KyrieIrving’s ANTA KAI 1 signature shoe at the All-Star Game 👀 pic.twitter.com/gRJAByvw0g – 8:06 PM
Jaylen Brown is in @KyrieIrving’s ANTA KAI 1 signature shoe at the All-Star Game 👀 pic.twitter.com/gRJAByvw0g – 8:06 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Just caught up with @KaiCenat who told me all about doing the Slam Dunk Contest with Jaylen Brown pic.twitter.com/W2lDqHCJmK – 7:10 PM
Just caught up with @KaiCenat who told me all about doing the Slam Dunk Contest with Jaylen Brown pic.twitter.com/W2lDqHCJmK – 7:10 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I told Jaylen Brown: do you have a 360 from the foul line in your bag? B/c you’re in trouble” 🤣
Hall of Famer Dr. J joins us at the Legends Brunch & gives his thoughts at the end of the dunk contest last night
@termineradio @jumpshot8 @greganthony50 @JuliusErving @NBAAlumni pic.twitter.com/hJ78gvg9KV – 7:10 PM
“I told Jaylen Brown: do you have a 360 from the foul line in your bag? B/c you’re in trouble” 🤣
Hall of Famer Dr. J joins us at the Legends Brunch & gives his thoughts at the end of the dunk contest last night
@termineradio @jumpshot8 @greganthony50 @JuliusErving @NBAAlumni pic.twitter.com/hJ78gvg9KV – 7:10 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown looking clean from deep early on pic.twitter.com/6woCIN2KUc – 6:52 PM
Jaylen Brown looking clean from deep early on pic.twitter.com/6woCIN2KUc – 6:52 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown showing off his jumpshot for Donovan Mitchell ahead of the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/W8kdbWGmLE – 6:39 PM
Jaylen Brown showing off his jumpshot for Donovan Mitchell ahead of the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/W8kdbWGmLE – 6:39 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jaylen Brown is back in the building for the All-Star Game after finishing second in the Dunk Contest last night 🔽 pic.twitter.com/k4srmq39uw – 5:09 PM
Jaylen Brown is back in the building for the All-Star Game after finishing second in the Dunk Contest last night 🔽 pic.twitter.com/k4srmq39uw – 5:09 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
NBA Notebook: Jaylen Brown loses trying to do it all in theatric Dunk Contest effort bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/18/nba… – 1:03 PM
NBA Notebook: Jaylen Brown loses trying to do it all in theatric Dunk Contest effort bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/02/18/nba… – 1:03 PM
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Gary Washburn: Jaylen Brown said he put on the glittery Michael Jackson glove on during the Dunk Contest to pay homage to the Indiana native. “I don’t think the people got that.” #Celtics #NBAAllStar2024 -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / February 19, 2024
Jared Weiss: Jaylen Brown has criticized the All-Star game being uncompetitive in the past. Here’s what he had to say about the players talking to each other about making it better. “I’m not sure how successful that was, but there were definitely some discussions and I guess guys are trying to figure out how to do that at the same time of having fun, being safe, being injury free. But I guess more solutions need to be had to figure that out.” -via Twitter @JaredWeissNBA / February 19, 2024
Jared Weiss: Jaylen Brown dunking with his left hand in the Michael Jackson glove is hilarious. The judges giving him a 49.2 cause he dunked with his left hand is even more hilarious. pic.twitter.com/G7qlvOkeaa -via Twitter @JaredWeissNBA / February 18, 2024