The Boston Celtics social media team shared a video of Jaylen Brown alternating dribbles between his right and left hand while stationary, and in it, No. 7 struggled with his handle with his left hand, which he has been chastised for since the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Miami Heat.
This sparked a flurry of emotions on Twitter, with people either mocking him or protecting him, depending on where they stood on the issue.
“I’ll say it again,” CelticsBlog’s Adam Taylor prefaced before continuing, “Put JB in situations where he can succeed.” Allow him to complete the play. He doesn’t have to be a carbon replica of JT – it’s better if their games aren’t exactly the same.”
“What does the Celtics social media team have against Jaylen Brown because…this is sabotage,” wrote Molly Morrison of Bleacher Report.
Yikes, Jaylen. pic.twitter.com/SnDtaaU8JP
— Alejandro Gaitán (@alejandroggo) October 4, 2023
“Jaylen Brown not being able to dribble with his left hand while standing completely still on the sidelines at practice is bringing me way more joy than it should be,” the Liberty Ballers’ Josh Reynolds posted.
“Did Jaylen Brown work on his left-handed dribble this offseason?” Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer was questioned.
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum demonstrate increased leadership at Celtics training camp.
Perhaps Brown’s dribbling isn’t where Celtics fans want it to be, and it’s certainly not getting him out of NBA Twitter’s doghouse — but on the plus side, the recently re-signed Supermax forward has reportedly shown improved leadership alongside Jayson Tatum following Marcus Smart’s offseason departure.
“Derrick White gives our first public confirmation that Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have been more vocal than in the past through the first couple days of camp,” in-house reporter Marc D’Amico said on October 4 from Celtics camp.
Time will tell if the improvements in the intangibles compensate for the lack of growth in one of his talent areas.
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