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Jaylen Brown Calls Out Joe Tsai Amidst Kyrie Irving Suspension

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown shared more thoughts on the Brooklyn Nets-Kyrie Irving situation

Joey Linn

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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been outspoken about his thoughts on the current Kyrie Irving situation. Uncomfortable with the list of requirements that the Brooklyn Nets are forcing Irving to meet, Brown shared some more in-depth thoughts on the situation recently, specifically calling out Joe Tsai as someone who also has more work to do.

"He didn’t say that the organization was working together to get Kyrie back on the floor. He said that he had more work to do," Brown said. "And our society has more work to do, including Joe Tsai. It’s 2022. It takes 10 minutes to see who these business owners, corporations, etc., who they’re associated with, who they’re doing business with, and who they’re affiliated with."

Brown has been vocal about this situation before many others were, and recently shared some important perspective and nuance that has been overlooked throughout this entire situation. Brown also questioned when Irving will be allowed to return, because as of now, that is unclear.

"I think it’s uncharted territory," Brown said. "I think it’s no distinction between what somebody says vs. what somebody posts, and I guess that’s what they are trying to figure out. The terms that the Brooklyn Nets instituted for his return, I voiced my discomfort... It’s still an indefinite suspension, he’s already missed five or six games, so how many games is he going to continue to miss? Is it another situation going on there? Is it a larger situation going on there, is it a larger conversation that needs to be had? We’ve yet to find out."

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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