Boston Celtics rookie forward Jaylen Brown has become somewhat of a peculiar player for today's standards and the media has started to take notice. As it turns out, he has a preference for wearing short-shorts, instead of the modern-style shorts that fall right below the knees.
Brown told Jay King of MassLive that he's been wearing them all his life, and the only reason he wasn't wearing them in his lone season at the University of California, was because he was promised those shorts, but the school said they couldn't order them — forcing him to play with the regular attire.
“In college they played me,” Brown said with a hint of a smile. “I asked for them, but they didn't give them to me. They said they couldn't order them or whatever. I didn't understand so I was pretty upset at college. But everywhere I've always worn short shorts because I felt they were more comfortable. And then I had an opportunity to wear them when I got back here, and took it.”
The Celtics initially gave him large-sized shorts, but wanting a smaller size, he walked into the equipment room and saw other pairs. Team basketball facilities manager Andy Mannix informed the 6-foot-7 forward that he had medium shorts available.
“And I said, ‘Give me those. Slide me those,'” Brown said. “So they gave me the mediums.”
When asked why he prefers to wear them instead of the usual large-sized shorts the NBA offers, Brown was straight forward with his response.
“They fit well, though. I think a lot of people like them. I don't really care if they like them or don't. It's not for attention. I don't do it for other people. I like playing in them. I'm not trying to bring the short shorts back. I'm just trying to be as comfortable as I can on the floor, and I'm doing me.”
“I'm not sure where it started,” he added. “I didn't really like the baggy shorts because sometimes when I'd dribble between the legs, the ball would get caught or whatever. Or like when we were younger, they used to make them really thick, and when they picked up sweat they'd start getting heavy. So the bigger the shorts, the heavier they get because the more you're sweating. So that's added weight to you. So the smaller the shorts, the less weight you have to carry. And I felt like I had a little advantage, and it just kind of always felt comfortable like that.”
The swingman will need to be as comfortable as possible during the limited minutes he gets under coach Brad Stevens, as making an impact early in the season can pay dividends later in the season.
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