Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown is definitely not holding back, as the 22-year-old recently posted a cryptic message on his Instagram account. Many believe that the caption he decided to go with for a seemingly innocuous and unrelated set of photos is directed towards teammate Kyrie Irving.
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Check that. With how news have emerged that Irving seems intent on parting ways with Boston this summer, it's likely going to be former teammate for Brown in a couple of weeks. With Irving's move almost a certainty at this point, this is probably why Brown is so comfortable with criticizing the former Rookie of the Year winner — under the assumption, of course, that his message is indeed a shoutout for Irving.
Kyrie's differences with the Celtics organization and his teammates have been well-documented, and perhaps, Brown is confirming here what many have long suspected — that Irving is just a bad teammate. Then again, there's always two sides to every story, so it would be unfair to completely chastise Kyrie here.
For his part, Brown is coming off a so-so year, averaging 13.0 points (on 46.5 percent shooting), 1.3 three-pointers, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.4 blocks in 25.9 minutes per contest. He saw a slight dip in production last season compared to his breakout sophomore campaign, but this is due in most part to a reduction in his playing time (he averaged 30.7 minutes per game two years ago).
However, with Kyrie out of the picture, Brown should have a bigger role for the team moving forward, and he is still widely considered as one of the cornerstones of the team for the future.
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