Jaylen Brown Comments on Racism in Boston

Jaylen Brown spoke out about racism in Boston, as well as in the United States during a press conference today. This was his statement:

“I’ve kind of seen the things floating around with Boston and the topic of racism… I have not talked to anyone, not Kyrie, Marcus, or Danny Ainge about my thoughts or my perspective… I do think that it’s a good conversation… systemic racism should be addressed in Boston, and it also should be addressed in the United States… I do not like the manner it was brought up, centering around a playoff game… it bothers me if the concept of racism is used as a crutch… for a personal gain… I do think racism is bigger than basketball, and bigger than Game 3 of the playoffs… so I recognize my privilege as an athlete, but once you get to a certain point, nothing you experience overtakes the experiences that people deal with on a daily basis… I understand the frustration right now… with Russell Westbrook and Trae Young, and I’m pissed… I don’t think that we have to put up with that… yes I think it’s important to address those situations… those incidents don’t compare to what systemic racism is currently doing in our community, and has done in the past… that’s important to frame it in that context… I know that every Celtic fan in our arena is not a racist… however, Boston we got a lot of work to do… the inequality in education specifically in Boston public schools needs to be better… the tokenism here in Boston needs to be addressed as well… in the real world things exist to far different extremities… this is my opinion of course… I definitely think, Boston, we got a lot of work to do… I’m not really answering any questions, guys, I just wanted to share my perspective.”