Jaylen Brown Claps Back At Stephen A. Smith After Controversial Comments originally appeared on NESN.
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Celtics guard Jaylen Brown has been quite vocal in recent days following Boston’s Game 7 defeat to the 76ers on Saturday. However, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has not been pleased with Brown’s remarks.
“He needs to be quiet, unless you’re trying to get traded,” Smith said Thursday on ESPN’s First Take.
Brown responded strongly to Smith’s comments and took him on in a post he shared on X.
“I’ll be quiet / stop streaming if you be quiet and retire. Let’s give the people what they want,” Brown wrote on Thursday.
I’ll “be quiet” / stop streaming if you “be quiet” and retire let’s give the people what they want https://t.co/uRiHDyvIHo
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) May 7, 2026
Smith was confronting Brown over a series of remarks Brown made during his Twitch livestreams this week, in which he said this has been his favorite year of his career.
One reason Brown likely enjoyed this season the most is that he was the Celtics’ leader for much of the season, especially while Jayson Tatum was recovering from his torn Achilles.
Just because the season ended in a disappointing way for the Celtics doesn’t take away from what Brown achieved during the regular season. He proved to the NBA that he can be the No. 1 option on a team capable of being a top-four seed in the playoffs.
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