Celtics star shooting guard Jaylen Brown has made a name for himself as one of the most stalwart advocates for human rights in the NBA in his four-year career to date.As a native of Georgia, it made sense to ask the Cal-Berkeley product if he’d ever met the recently-passed civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis.We never crossed paths directly, but indirectly we’ve crossed paths many times, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.It definitely was a tremendous loss hearing that he passed away yesterday. But, one of my favorite quotes is … Don’t get lost in a sea of despair; be optimistic, be hopeful, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.The journey — or the struggle is not the struggle of a week or a month or a year, it’s a struggle of a lifetime. So don’t be afraid to be loud, to make noise, and to get in good trouble or unnecessary trouble, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.That that phrase speaks to me more than I can even explain with words. But to speak to John Lewis, to the legacies he left behind, is amazing. I don’t think words can be able to do justice, but Rest in Peace to John Lewis, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session
Jaylen Brown delivers powerful message on racial justice, John Lewis
Celtics star shooting guard Jaylen Brown has made a name for himself as one of the most stalwart advocates for human rights in the NBA in his four-year career to date.As a native of Georgia, it made sense to ask the Cal-Berkeley product if he’d ever met the recently-passed civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis.We never crossed paths directly, but indirectly we’ve crossed paths many times, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.It definitely was a tremendous loss hearing that he passed away yesterday. But, one of my favorite quotes is … Don’t get lost in a sea of despair; be optimistic, be hopeful, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.The journey — or the struggle is not the struggle of a week or a month or a year, it’s a struggle of a lifetime. So don’t be afraid to be loud, to make noise, and to get in good trouble or unnecessary trouble, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session.That that phrase speaks to me more than I can even explain with words. But to speak to John Lewis, to the legacies he left behind, is amazing. I don’t think words can be able to do justice, but Rest in Peace to John Lewis, Jaylen Brown said at Sunday’s media availability session