Jaylen Brown pushes back against report on Twitch: ‘I love Boston’

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“If it were up to me, I would be playing in Boston for the next 10 years. I’ll say it again: I hate for Brad to have to answer for this.”

For the second time this week, Celtics star Jaylen Brown has taken to Twitch to address a variety of topics — including a recent report suggesting his potential discontent with the Celtics organization ahead of a potentially busy offseason.

Many Celtics fans were upset when NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady suggested on a recent podcast that there might be signs of tension between Brown and the only NBA team he’s ever played for.

“I think his frustration lies deep within the organization and other things we don’t have details about.” McGrady said. “There were a lot of things I heard happening with the Boston establishment with JB.”

McGrady’s comments led to Brad Stevens being asked a question during the Celtics president of basketball operations’ press conference on Wednesday about his relationship with Brown at this point in his career.

Amid these reports — along with additional headlines sparked by Brown’s recent comments about floundering, NBA officiating, and more — Brown attempted to clear the air and add some context to his remarks during a Twitch stream on Wednesday.

“First things first, there are a lot of things going on about the Celtics and our organization,” Brown said. “I hate that our president of basketball operations had to answer for this. Brad and I have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it were up to me, I would be playing in Boston for the next 10 years. I’ll say it again: I hate for Brad to have to answer for this.”

10 minutes of Jaylen Brown addressing his recent comments:

“I hate that our president of basketball operations has to answer for this. Brad and I have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it were up to me I would be playing in Boston for the next 10 years.”

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For his part, Stevens echoed similar sentiments during Wednesday’s news conference at the Auerbach Center.

While Brown’s close relationship with McGrady added additional weight to the former NBA star’s cryptic comments, Stevens maintained that he had not heard anything about the strained relationship with Brown.

“I talked to Jaylen on Monday pretty quickly and it was nothing but positive,” Stevens said. “He never expressed those frustrations to me. We’ve been here for ten years together.”

“Obviously I love JB, everyone here loves JB just as much as any of the other players when we get to the end of the regular season, I’ll be here with my door always open and if anyone wants to come up and talk about the team, where he’s at, anything, I’m all ears.”

Aside from responding to McGrady’s comments, Brown also discussed the $50,000 fine imposed by the NBA after criticizing NBA officials for having an “agenda” against him this season. He also called out Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid for fumbling during Philly’s first-round series against Boston.

Brown’s comments drew a lot of criticism from Stephen A. Smith, Draymond Green, Kendrick Perkins and others — especially given the timing after Embiid and the Sixers erased a 3-1 series deficit en route to ending Boston’s season in seven games.

“I think Embiid was ultimately our demise,” Brown said Wednesday. “I think that’s the main reason we didn’t advance to the second round. So like I said, I give credit to the Philadelphia 76ers. I give credit to Joel Embiid — I think he’s a great player. … I still think Embiid has fallen short a lot, but that’s just a personal opinion.”

“Speaking of floundering… I got fined $50,000 yesterday for live streaming and talking about officials conflicting. Anytime you address anything related to the drawing, you’re likely to get fined. I got $50,000, and I might be fined another $50,000 after I say what I have to say.”

Brown also reiterated his previous comments that the 2025-2026 season — despite the first-round finish — was his “favorite” season so far in his NBA career.

Considering that Brown and the Celtics will win a title in 2024, Brown’s comments drew some criticism — especially given Boston’s early exit and seeing the Celtics play most of the season without Jayson Tatum as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

But Brown said the main reason he was held in such high esteem last season was the growth of Boston’s entire roster.

“I mean we blew a 3-1 lead, and yeah – we lost in the first round. We didn’t win a championship. But the amount of growth, the expectations that go into those same things… [critics] For us, this was my favorite year, because I got to see it in action. … Expectations were that this team would fail. The team’s expectations were [would] To be nothing, just to give up and withdraw. This team did exactly the opposite. We fought every day. We fought for everything.

“I saw Jayson Tatum coming back from injury, mentally getting over what happened [it] Take… This is part of the reason this has been my favorite year. You get to see all these guys, all my teammates, grow. I got to see them overcome adversity as a group, up close and personal. Although we did not accomplish what we did, there is no excuse.

“I’m not making any excuses. Obviously the result – we’re not happy with the result. … But fighting and maneuvering through adversity and growing and rallying with a group of guys and having that mentality and approach, that was my favorite year. I wouldn’t say that by far. It’s going to be tough by far, because obviously winning a championship is great, but I’m telling you all that this was my favorite season.”