Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is within the midst of a victory lap. On Monday, he made the most recent cease on his tour when he sat courtside to observe his group tackle the Los Angeles Lakers throughout an NBA summer season league recreation in Las Vegas.
Brown, who sat subsequent to WNBA free agent Kysre Gondrezick and Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, appeared to supply his ideas on Lakers rookie Bronnny James.
“I don’t suppose Bronny is a professional,” Brown appeared to say, with web lip-readers suggesting that Gondrezick responded by saying, “I believe he’ll be on the G-league group for positive.” Videos of Brown and Gondrezick circulated throughout social media, drawing tens of millions of views.
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Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics sits courtside throughout a summer season league recreation between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics on July 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)
But, on Tuesday, Brown addressed his perceived criticism of LeBron James’ eldest son, saying he was wanting “ahead to watching his progress.”
“It’s a flex to have your son alongside you within the nba it displays greatness and longevity !Bronny has all of the instruments round him to achieve success I sit up for watching his progress,” Brown wrote on X, previously Twitter.
The Celtics went on to have fun an 88-74 win over the Lakers in summer season league motion on Monday.
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Brown was named the NBA Finals MVP final month after the Celtics secured a league file 18th championship. He 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 yr over the lifetime of the contract.
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics throughout the recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on July 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Adam Hagy/NBAE through Getty Images)
James was the fifty fifth general choice within the 2024 NBA Draft, and he has been a serious draw within the first handful of summer season league video games. He declared for the draft after one season with the USC males’s basketball group.
Bronny James Jr. of the Los Angeles Lakers throughout the Sacramento Kings recreation at Chase Center on July 6, 2024, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
He completed his faculty profession averaging 4.8 factors per recreation via 25 appearances. James’ faculty basketball debut was delayed attributable to a cardiac arrest he suffered in the summertime previous to the 2023 season.
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The Lakers will try to decide up their first summer season league win once they return to the court docket on July 17 for a matchup with the Atlanta Hawks.
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