Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are within the midst of a full-fledged victory lap.
The Celtics hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Monday evening after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in 5 video games. Although Boston dominated of their playoff video games main as much as the NBA Finals, the staff nonetheless confronted its justifiable share of doubters coming into the matchup with the Mavs.
Brown apparently took discover of the shortage of help. Shortly after the Celtics received an NBA document 18th championship, he confirmed off some receipts that he stored helpful.
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Brown, who was named the NBA Finals MVP, posted a screenshot to his Instagram Stories displaying a picture of the overwhelming proportion of wagers positioned favoring the Mavs over the Celtics within the championship collection.
Just over a decade in the past, Brown shared a message on social media about one in all his former academics.
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“My trainer stated she’s going to look me up within the Cobb County jail in 5 years .. Wow,” Brown wrote on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
Brown grew up exterior of Atlanta and attended Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, which is situated in Cobb County.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown drives towards the basket through the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, June 17, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Less than one month after the submit, Brown turned a first-round NBA Draft choose.
Brown’s social media submit additionally resurfaced in 2019. At the time, he stated the submit was meant to function a message to younger individuals who skilled an grownup capturing down their targets.
“I wasn’t attempting to attract any consideration to myself. I had no thought this is able to grow to be what it was,” Brown told Mass Live.
“It received plenty of consideration. If children take a look at it the correct method when it comes to someone ever stated something that attempted to place them down or shoot their goals down and motivated them to get the place they’re, I salute that. But I had no intention of it turning into a factor.”
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown shoots throughout Game 3 of the NBA Finals on June 12, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Brown agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension in 2023, which represented the richest contract in NBA historical past. The deal means Brown will earn an estimated common of $60.8 million per 12 months over the lifetime of the contract.
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Brown’s teammate, Jayson Tatum, led the Celtics with 31 factors in Game 5 as Boston pulled away for a 106-88 victory.
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