Reigning NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown is just as comfortable discussing Greek philosophers as he is basketball. The Boston Celtics star enjoys playing chess and reading up on history in his spare time. Brown recently sat down for a chat with Hot Ones host Sean Evans where the topics ranged from philosophy to the NBA GOAT.
And one of his takes was spicier than the wings which have given many a celebrity a hard time. The 27-year-old was asked to name the most significant historical figure in basketball and gave an insightful answer. "Sheesh, it's a few and for different categories," Brown began.
"Of course, you would go like Michael Jordan for his marketability and how he globalized the game, especially during that Olympic timeframe. "But you can also say from a cultural standpoint, Allen Iverson , him integrating culture, which is so influential between music, sport, art, fashion, and how he represented that, the urbanness of basketball. " Kobe Bryant and his mentality and how that translated from generation to generation is going to continue to translate.
" Steph Curry, the influence on his generation. You see how the game is played now, it's all threes. "So it's hard to choose one, but who would yours be?" "Bill Russell," replied Evans - a pick that may have sparked a bromance.
"I was about to say that's mine. Did we just become best friends?" Brown joked. "Not just in sports, being the most winningest player, but how he saw his influence beyond being an athlete or an enterta.
