You can’t blame shooting guard Jaylen Brown for his optimistic view of the future.
Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall and the Cal-Berkeley product guest hosted the NBA’s Instagram account as part of the league’s “NBA Together” coronavirus campaign Monday, answering questions from fans.
The topic of championships is never far off for Celtics fans, so the question of when Boston’s next would come inevitably arrived — though this question came from Fall, not a fan.
“Banner 18;” asked the Senegalese center with a grin on his face, “when’s it coming?”
“It’s on the way. It’s in the works,” Brown replied (via Forbes’ Chris Grenham).
Tacko: “Banner 18, when’s it coming?”
Jaylen: “It’s on the way. It’s in the works. We gotta earn it.” pic.twitter.com/DTnMAk2qN9
— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) April 20, 2020
“We’ve got to earn it, and we’ve got to keep working. We’ve got to take care of the little stuff. Everybody on the Celtics that’s watching, we’ve got to keep working. Celtics nation, I appreciate y’all’s love and support. Banner 18 is on the way.”
Whether that banner comes in the resumption of the currently-suspended 2019-20 NBA season or beyond remains to be seen, but the unbridled enthusiasm of this duo was infectious in an otherwise-somber moment.
While it’s more likely than not it’ll be a bit of a wait no matter how long it takes to get past the pandemic, with this kind of buy-in from the top to the bottom of the roster, you have to like Boston’s chances.
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