Jaylen Brown has yet to sign a long-term contract extension with the Celtics, but he's still showing up for the Boston community. 'As long as I'm here, these things will continue,' he said.
The 26-year-old addressed the small crowd in attendance, stressing the importance of providing support and resources to the city's youth in underserved areas.
"It's always about the next generation," Brown said, as seen in the video above."I know as an athlete, sometimes you're removed from these spaces. They put you over in these areas where they forget about the communities that you come from. "And since I've been an athlete, since I've been here, I've been refusing to do that, and this is one small example of what's going on here in these spaces in Boston. But as long as I'm here, these things will continue."
Brown has been very active in the Boston community since joining the Celtics as the No. 3 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create the Bridge Program, which mentors Greater Boston students of color who are interested in pursuing careers in math and science, and also created the 7uice Foundation to help combat race-based inequities in education and household income.
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