Jaylen Brown and Nike have had a less than friendly history over the past few months. The MVP of the 2024 Finals with the Boston Celtics assured that he was not called to play with Team USA in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games because he was not part of the athletes who are linked to the “Swoosh” brand and this caused controversy because He was the best player on the NBA championship team.
The player himself assured on his social networks that the sports brand vetoed him from being Kawhi Leonard’s substitute in the American team for the Olympic basketball tournament. Additionally, Brown had a confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo during a clash between the Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, accusing the Greek of being “childish.” Given this, Nike decided to respond to “JB’s” comments and have started a lawsuit with the player who has not remained silent.
Nike vs Brown
After Antetokounmpo’s 59-point game against the Detroit Pistons, Nike took to social media to make it clear that they support Antetokounmpo, who has his own line of sneakers with them. “There’s nothing childish about them. 59 for “The Greek Freak,” they wrote on their X account. However, the Celtics forward decided to respond to the Oregon brand.
“You all have a strange energy,” Brown said of Nike’s comments. With this, the player continues with his dispute against the sports brand, which decided to take revenge for what was said by the champion of the NBA in this last harvest about his interference within the 12 players who represented the United States in the French capital.
