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Celtics star Jaylen Brown implores players to continue social-justice work with President Biden in office


It wouldn’t be an understatement to conclude that some of the NBA’s biggest stars, Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown included, are happy that Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States on Wednesday.

It’s not a secret that former President Donald Trump had a contentious relationship with the NBA and its players during the embattled politician’s four years residing in the White House.

This came to a head in 2020 following the killing of an unarmed Black man by the name of George Floyd be a then-Minneapolis police officer in May.

As the Black Lives Matter movement increased in popularity and related protests took place around the country, the NBA acted as a voice for the movement during its resumption at the Walt Disney World bubble in Orlando last summer.

Speaking on this and the transition of power from Trump to Biden, Brown had some interesting takes, via Chris Grenham of Forbes:





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