Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics had no intention of entering the bubble in Orlando after his grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. However, Brown reached a deal with his grandpops that eventually forced the swingman to join his team in the NBA restart.

Brown appeared in “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” where he shared his story about his grandfather.

“My grandpa was diagnosed with cancer just right before they were getting ready to go into the bubble. And I'm his sole proprietor and he's been living with me for the last four, five, or six months. So he needed me around,” the Celtics star said.

Jaylen Brown noted that his grandfather, Willie Brown, has been through a lot: from the Vietnam war, getting shot in the head twice, suffering a heart attack to contracting COVID-19. With all the pain he's been through, the elder Brown didn't want to sign up for chemotherapy sessions. But then, Jaylen came up with a deal.

“He said he was done. He said he was tired. And how I convinced him was like ‘I'm going to go down there and play, but you got to play, too.' He liked the sound of that and signed up,” Brown detailed

Brown shared that his grandfather is “doing great” at present. As for the 23-year-old, he did pretty well in the NBA restart. He helped the Celtics get to the Eastern Conference Finals and fought well with the Miami Heat.

It's unfortunate that their campaign ended there. But Celtics fans were sure pleased to see that the future is going to be bright in Boston with Brown in the fold.