Jaylen Brown Reacts to Being 1st Celtic on Time Cover Since Larry Bird

It’s been a summer time of history-making achievements for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown. 

Brown, 27, was named NBA Finals MVP in June, incomes his first ring whereas serving to the Celtics win their record-breaking 18th NBA Championship. 

Earlier this month, he appeared on the duvet of Time as a part of the journal’s Time100 Subsequent 2024 checklist, changing into the primary Celtic to look on the long-lasting cowl since Corridor of Famer Larry Fowl, who was illustrated subsequent to hockey icon Wayne Gretzky with the headline “Merely the Greatest,” in March 1985. 

“How loopy is that?” Brown completely mentioned to Us Weekly on the Time100 Subsequent purple carpet at Present at Pier 59 in New York Metropolis on Wednesday, October 9. 

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Brown marveled on the achievement, particularly given the truth that “we had lots of Celtic greats” through the years.

“It’s one of many largest organizations and franchises in sports activities historical past, not simply within the NBA,” Brown mentioned. “The final cowl was 40 years in the past. I feel it’s an amazing honor from Time. I’m grateful, my household is grateful, and we don’t take it as a right.”

The Time100 Subsequent checklist honors “rising leaders from world wide who’re shaping the long run and defining the following technology of management,” based on the journal. 

Brown was honored alongside names like singer Shaboozey, actress Ashley Park, Staff USA gymnast Fred Richard and Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher.

Solely three honorees, nevertheless, acquired Time journal covers. Brown was featured alongside singer Sabrina Carpenter and CEO Aisha Nyandoro as this yr’s trio of canopy stars. 

Brown was acknowledged for the launch of Boston XChange, his initiative to construct generational wealth in communities of shade. In October, the group will convene its firstclass of entrepreneurs from underinvested backgrounds, providing help reminiscent of workspaces, workshops, and grant funding. 

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Whereas he’s busy making impactful strikes off the court docket, Brown will flip his focus again to basketball when the Celtics start their quest for a second consecutive NBA championship October 22 in opposition to the New York Knicks. 

In discussing what the long run holds for Brown on the finish of his huge five-year, $304 million contract he signed final yr, he hinted that issues are up within the air. 

“I’m taking it yr by yr, man,” he mentioned. “We’ll see, we’ll see.”

 Reporting by Antonio Ferme