The Los Angeles Lakers star shared his thoughts on the Boston Celtics all-star following Sunday’s loss to Boston. However, he made it clear his respect has been there for Brown, except for when he made comments about his son and Lakers teammate, Bronny.
“Our relationship has been pretty respectful, besides the (expletive) he said about Bronny in Summer League,” LeBron said, per Celtics on CLNS. “But other than that, we’ve been alright. … I think he went on social media and said something about it, so it’s all good. Bronny got a long way to go, but that’s another story.”
Brown was caught during the 2024 Summer League saying, “I don’t think Bronny is a pro,” while watching a game.
He later went on X to address the statement and shed some light on the comment.
Besides the past remark, LeBron has been very impressed with Brown’s leap this season as the leader of the Celtics, with Jayson Tatum rehabbing his torn Achilles.
“I think he’s just using motivation of a lot of people just saying that they’re going to have a down year because of obviously [Tatum] being out, them losing Jrue [Holiday], Al [Horford] leaves, [Kristaps] Porzingis leaves,” LeBron said. “Their whole championship team is kind of revamped, and he used it as motivation to keep them afloat. They’re playing great basketball, and it’s because of him and the rest of those guys. He’s taking that next step.”
The Celtics’ win over the Lakers on Sunday completed the season sweep and improved them to 37-19 on the year. Brown had a game-high 32 points in the victory, and is averaging career highs in points (29.2), assists (4.9) and rebounds (seven) this season.
LeBron thinks Brown’s level of play should get him into some bigger conversations.
“This whole MVP thing, I don’t understand why his name is not getting talked about as well,” LeBron said.
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