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“This isn’t me having a dialog. I haven’t talked to Jaylen in any respect about this.”
There’s been no scarcity of drama surrounding Jaylen Brown following the Boston Celtics’ Recreation 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers final week.
Brown’s pal and mentor Tracy McGrady stirred the pot when he claimed the Celtics star held deep frustration with the group. These feedback prompted Brown to clear the air on a Twitch stream and state this previous season was his ‘favourite’ and he would stick with Boston for an additional decade if it have been as much as him.
“I believe his frustration lies deeply throughout the group and different issues that we don’t have the main points to,” McGrady said. “There’s simply been a whole lot of stuff that I’ve been listening to occurring with the Boston group with J.B.”
Many felt McGrady insinuated Brown had spoken with him personally concerning the supposed frustration.
McGrady denied having any current discussions with Brown for the reason that Celtics’ season got here to a disappointing finish. He stated he was being attentive to what Brown had stated to reporters and on social media, and talking as an analyst.
“I haven’t talked to Jaylen in any respect about this,” McGrady stated on NBC’s “NBA Showtime” Saturday. “I simply know my pal, and once I see sure issues, I see frustration. After a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, all these items is occurring and I’m seeing what I’m seeing as a result of I’ve a relationship with him.
“I’m a part of the media, so if I see one thing, I’m gonna discuss it. I believe they haven’t actually separated my friendship versus me being an analyst and speaking about this. It was nothing that we had a dialog about. It’s the issues that I’m seeing in my pal and what he’s displaying in entrance of the media.”
McGrady referenced Brown telling the media after Recreation 7 he solely discovered 45 minutes earlier than tipoff that Tatum wasn’t going to play. He additionally alluded to Brown calling out officiating on Twitch following the loss, which landed him a $50K positive by the NBA.
“As a result of I’ve a relationship with Jaylen, I do know him and I understand how he acts, proper? So, watching this sequence, the way it unfolds, watching the habits change and uncharacteristics of who I do know Jaylen is, so it seemed like he was pissed off to me,” McGrady stated. “While you go into the media and also you say among the issues that he stated, if you go on his streaming platform and say a few of these issues – that is me having a relationship with him. This isn’t me having a dialog.”
McGrady, a Basketball Corridor of Famer, has a friendship with Brown that goes method again. The pair spoke earlier than Brown was drafted to debate his choices and have remained shut as Brown’s profession has gone on. McGrady even talked Brown out of asking for a commerce from the Celtics in 2019.
Brown has repeatedly stated publicly he’s completely satisfied in Boston.
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