The Boston star didn't have much to say.
on its 12-man squad, Brown refused to entertain suggestive questions from former NFL quarterback Cam Newton about his arguable snub.
“How do you feel about the USA team right now, bro,” Newton asked Brown. “Why aren’t you there? Do you feel a way?” “I ain’t really got no comment, you know what I mean,” Brown said. “I got my beautiful date right there.”Cam: “Why aren’t you there? Do you feel a way?”that seemed to suggest he was snubbed from Team USA due to his past criticism of Nike, the team’s official sponsor.
Brown, who won 2024 NBA Finals MVP during the Celtics’ title run, ended up taking home the ESPY for “Best Championship Performance.” The three-time All-Star averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the five-game series victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Three Celtics players—White, Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday—will represent Boston for Team USA in this summer’s Paris Olympics as the teamKristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site.
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