Jaylen Brown has been making some subtle accusations against the NBA and the world of professional basketball. As the majority of fans should be aware, Brown is a Boston Celtics star and the reigning and defending Finals MVP. He led the Celtics to a coveted NBA championship last season.
Although one might assume that this would be a happy offseason for Brown, and it likely has been, he has not been treated well and wasn’t given the opportunity to represent Team USA in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Jaylen Brown continues to be quite cryptic regarding his feelings on the subject. Now that the context has been provided, let us take a closer look and find out more.
Jaylen Brown implies that politics and ideology control the NBA
To the majority of fans, the NBA is nothing more than a sports league that provides a great deal of entertainment. However, it would be unfair to look at things that simply. After all, the league is a business with all the franchises considered partners. There are always several unseen forces at play that influence every decision that the authorities take.
Anyone who voices that sports and politics aren’t synonymous is lying to you and themselves it starts in grassroots with our youth for example
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) July 21, 2024
The politics that control the NBA are not really a subject that has been discussed openly. Jaylen Brown attempted to subtly do so by emphasizing that there will always be some connection between politics and sports. He did so through a tweet on X and generated quite a lot of attention from fans.
Sharp pic.twitter.com/C15ukAV6VN
— LOUDPUNTS☘️🍀🍀 (@loudpunts) July 21, 2024
that’s why they try to threaten athletes with loss of endorsements if they speak on certain things bc they know that
— championship brad💍 (@CelticsPost) July 21, 2024
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
— ZACHARY ‘THE CHAMP’ GREENBLOOD ☘️☘️ (@BigHaus007) July 21, 2024
While it is very easy to focus solely on the game and ignore other aspects, there is no denying that even NBA stars and teams are subject to influence. There have been other cases in recent times that indicate as much.
Kyrie Irving and Bronny James’ cases display the role of politics
Many will remember that Kyrie Irving was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. Before being traded, Kyrie was subjected to a lot of scrutiny after reportedly promoting an antisemitic documentary on social media.
The Brooklyn Nets did not consider what value Kyrie had for them and made the decision to move him to another team immediately. One should certainly wonder what higher influences urged the Nets to drop Kyrie Irving. When Nike did the same, Jaylen Brown spoke up for Irving. Angering an NBA franchise and giant shoe brand did not go unpunished.
You never even had a chance https://t.co/8uQAh8esBw pic.twitter.com/XhqbZ0lGlU
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) July 10, 2024
Bronny James’ situation is also quite peculiar. Despite heavily underperforming and arguably not earning a spot in the league, he has been given just that and an incredible amount of coverage and attention. The politics that got him a spot on the Lakers is something that fans will debate about until he proves himself.