Wait hold up, the NBA Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown is not on Team USA?
The NBA community and basically the world was left dumbfounded when the player with the second biggest contract in NBA history Jaylen Brown was not chosen as an alternate for Team USA,. This head scratcher lead the Celtics super star to legitimately question the motivations behind the choice …
Derrick White was selected on Wednesday to replace Kawhi Leonard on the United States Olympic roster, bringing the total number of Celtics players on Team USA to three.
White is AWESOME. A scrappy, two way player who hits BIG shots but all due respect he is not Jaylen Brown.
Get this, USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill did not provide a clear explanation for Brown’s omission, but he did dismiss the idea that Brown’s history with Nike influenced the decision.
Brown, a newly minted NBA champion, appeared to disagree with this assessment. He posted, a bit on the annoyed side …
“@nike this what we doing?” Brown posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.
Given Nike’s deep ties as the main sponsor of USA Basketball, many believe that non-Nike athletes like Brown and Irving are excluded from the team selection process. Oh, the plot thickens.
It’s been noted that in official team photos, non-Nike athletes’ shoes are often digitally removed or physically hidden. With most players on Team USA being Nike athletes, except for Stephen Curry (Under Armour), the exclusion of players like Brown and Irving seems linked to their non-affiliation with Nike.
Well, maybe it’s just that simple but Brown should be there. Period.
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