"It's Fuck Stephen A, Stephen B, Stephen C Directly To Your Face" - Jaylen Brown Went Back On His Stream And Did Not Hold Back While Taking More Shots At Stephen A Smith
Boston Globe. Getty Images.Starting in Game 5 of the first round against the Sixers, things haven't exactly been great for Jaylen Brown. On the court, he failed to do what was required of his role to help get the Celts into the next round. Overall, his play in Games 5-7 was not good enough on either end of the floor. Off the court, things were even worse. There was the post-Game 7 stream that was a complete and utter disaster, a follow up stream that should have cleared the air yet the toothpaste was out of the tube so there was no real changing anyone's minds. Then we had the Brad Stevens end of year presser where he certainly was talking like a guy who was open to any and everything this summer, including drastic changes. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize there are only so many "drastic" changes the Celts could make, so that only increased the heat around Jaylen.
Then came the beef with Stephen A Smith in response to those streams, which as we know only makes everything worse. Even though you have everyone on your side, there's no real winner in a media beef with Stephen A. It's what he wants
We all know what happens after an interaction like this. You become a target. You gave Stephen A the ammo he needed, and now he gets to feed allllllllll the Tatum vs Brown bullshit/controversy, which is exactly what he did. All completely avoidable, but ya know, that's the world we live in.
So with Jaylen back on his stream tonight, it's also no surprise that he too didn't hold back when it came to the topic of Stephen A
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Again, nothing Jaylen says here is wrong. It's how pretty much everyone feels! And while there are some that wish Jaylen would stop crashing out on these streams, I'm the opposite. I love this shit. Where else are we getting athletes being this open and honest, completely unfiltered? I am fully aware that all these streams following the Celts disaster collapse aren't the best look, but who gives a shit? It's the offseason for them and I appreciate the insight/inside behind the scenes look because Jaylen is right in what he says in that rant.
Is Stephen A using his platform for real journalism? I didn't go to Big J school, so I'm not sure if I'm qualified to answer that question, but I would assume what drives First Take is eyeballs and attention, not reporting. Is that real journalism in 2026? Who am I to say? I'm just a lowly blogger. But I do think a lot of people agree with Jaylen's overall point when it comes to the Stephen A's and Perk's of the world in this hot take sports media culture. It's about saying whatever first and getting attention second, facts be damned. The game is the game, as they say.
As a Celtics fan, I much prefer the world where the team didn't shit their pants up 3-1 and are potentially still playing actual basketball with a spot in the Finals on the line. Those moments are stressful and don't always work out, but they are 1000000000% better than whatever the hell this current option is. The basketball season ending in early May and everything surrounding this team is about media beefs and trade drama? That shit is for the birds, and I hope this is the last time for a long time that we have to deal with it.