Jaylen Brown, toying with idea of UFC stint, talks to Dana White

Jaylen Brown is 29-years previous and on the high of his NBA recreation. He’ll have three years left on his supermax contract after this season is over, and his profession might find yourself being for much longer than that.

However he does have a variety of pursuits and he informed reporters throughout All-Star weekend that he’s contemplating a special type of competitors after he retires from basketball.

The 6-foot-6-inch, 223-pound Brown stated that he’s fascinated about combating professionally as a boxer or maybe within the Final Preventing Championship (UFC).

“To be sincere, I’ve toyed with this and I’ve talked to some individuals,” Brown said. “Perhaps put up a part of my profession, I’d like to partake in one thing like UFC and even boxing. I’ve talked to Dana White about some stuff, however we’ll see as issues go on. We’ll see.”

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, White thought Brown was “messing” with him at first. However there seems to be some “critical” curiosity from Brown within the sport, based on the report.

“He’s … coaching on the [UFC PI], the final couple days he was over there engaged on his Muay Thai,” White stated. “I feel it’s superior these guys need to attempt to struggle.”

Brown is averaging a career-high 29.3 factors per recreation whereas capturing the ball at a 48.3 p.c clip. The Celtics, who’ve been with out Jayson Tatum this season, are second within the Japanese Convention behind the Pistons.

He has additionally been live-streaming content material on his Twitch feed as a approach to talk to followers instantly.

Bill Nye was a part of the stream when he came to Celtics Media Day on the Auerbach Middle and carried out science experiments. A September episode with YouTuber IShowSpeed confirmed Brown placing his personal spin on the Boston Tea Social gathering by capturing buckets of tea into the Boston Harbor with a setshot-like type. He additionally demonstrated some Muay Thai strikes in the course of the episode with IShowSpeed.

Brown launched an attire model, 741 Efficiency, in 2024 after years of promoting clothes below his 7uice model. He’s additionally the founding father of the 7uice Basis, which goals bridge gaps for youth from underserved communities although academic alternatives. He hosted a school truthful on the Yawkey Boys and Ladies Membership of Roxbury final month.

Brown’s father, Marselles Brown, is a former skilled heavyweight boxer. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is an avid mixed-martial arts fan. Brown’s grandfather, Willie Brown, has helped prepare the Celtics star up to now, with boxing pads being a part of the regimen.

Khari A. Thompson

Sports activities Reporter

Khari Thompson covers skilled sports activities for Boston.com. Earlier than becoming a member of the staff in 2022, Khari coated faculty soccer for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.