Friday’s championship parade provided a great platform for Boston Celtics players to fire back at critics, and Jaylen Brown fully embraced the opportunity.
Brown wore a very telling shirt while participating in Friday’s parade. Brown’s black shirt bore a simple message of “state your source.”
Jaylen Brown LOVING the MVP chants
–#celtics #parade #boston #bostonparade
⚡️ by @PrizePicks pic.twitter.com/SSipSpUzWg— Celtics on CLNS (@CelticsCLNS) June 21, 2024
What’s the significance?
Last month, Brown directed those words at ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith after Smith, citing a “league source,” said Brown’s ego and arrogance hurt his marketability. Those remarks sparked a good amount of backlash, including from Brown himself.
State your source https://t.co/7ay3dXr6YN
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) May 26, 2024
At the time, Smith tried to pass off the claim by saying he was just the messenger. That obviously did not placate Brown either, and he had every right to call Smith out on Friday the way he did.
Brown has definitely been paying attention to the doubters. After winning Finals MVP to go with his first championship, he has earned that opportunity.
