After Jaylen Brown fueled the Celtics' win over the Lakers on Sunday, he received an MVP endorsement from the other side of the storied rivalry.
's 32 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, he received an MVP endorsement from the other side of the Boston-L.A. rivalry."This whole MVP thing, I don't understand why his name is not getting talked about some as well," James said.
"Like, nobody gave them a shot to start the season. And he's averaging what, 30? Just under 30? It's a popularity contest sometimes, I tell you." The win over the Lakers brought Boston's record to 37-19, the second-best mark in the Eastern Conference.Jayson Tatum "I think he just used the motivation of a lot of people just saying that they're going to have a down year," James said. "The whole championship team pretty much is kind of revamped and he used it as motivation to keep them afloat. They're playing great basketball, and it's because of him and the rest of those guys. He's taken that next step." Brown said he tries not to pay too much attention to criticism or praise that comes his way, but laid out his credentials for the award as he sees them. "I feel like I'm the best two-way player in the world," Brown said. "I play both ends on the court. Night-to-night, I'm available, which is hard to do. I'm a leader. I help lead my team, empower my team to come out and play confidently, stuff that doesn't always show up on the analytics. And I'm a winner. I come out and try to win every single night. So I'm grateful. "It's an honor to play the Celtics-Lakers rivalry. It's an honor for LeBron, who's arguably the best player to ever play the game, giving me some high praise. So, I'm just grateful."Brown said it allowed him and James to reconnect about an interaction they shared when Brown was a rookie.and after the game he came up to me and he told me in my ear, 'You're going to be an All-Star one day, you're going to be a great player,'" Brown said. "So, we talked about that at the All-Star Game. 'You remember that 10 years ago?' And he smiles like, 'Of course, I'm not surprised at anything you're doing right now. So just keep proving people wrong. Keep doing what you got to do and keep leading your team and people will take notice.'"He could have been referring to how he was caught on camera at a 2024 Las Vegas Summer League game questioning"Our relationship has been pretty respectful, besides the s--- he said about Bronny at Summer League," James said of Brown. "But other than that, other than that we've been all right." Brown later addressed his thoughts about Bronny, sharing on social media: "It's a flex to have your son alongside you in the NBA. ... Bronny has all the tools around him to be successful. I look forward to watching his growth.""I think he went on social media and said something about it," James said. "It's all good, but Bronny's got a long way to go, but that's another story. But the kid, I mean, listen, JB is doing . S---, he's playing great basketball, man."
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