Marcus Smart shoots down rumor he and Jaylen Brown had beef

“He actually texted me and was just as disappointed as I was,” said Smart of Brown’s reaction to the trade.

Amid the tumult resulting from the Boston Celtics’ trading Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies was a theory star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was a fan of the move given the lack of public reaction from the Georgia native.

In the first interview he granted since that deal went down, Smart shot down the notion there might be bad blood between the two.

“We’ve been through a lot together; we’ve been through the fire,” explained the Flower Mound native via CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning. “My mom passed away, and J.B. was actually one of people on that plane that came to Dallas to the funeral. So I just want to shut all the rumors down now that me and J.B. had beef. I have no beef with anybody with the Celtics, none of my teammates.”

“I love those guys; they love me,” he continued. “We’re brothers and I know that if I’m ever in need, or need or what anything, I can call those guys and it’s vice-versa, but me and J.B., we’re great, that’s my brother.”

“He actually texted me and was just as disappointed as I was. So we’re good and just because J.B. or any of my teammates didn’t post anything, doesn’t mean we have beef.”

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