Jaylen Brown did not hide his disappointment at being snubbed from the Workforce USA squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Via a cryptic tweet, Brown implied that Nike, Workforce USA’s sponsor, stored him out of the France-bound crew as a result of his earlier feedback in regards to the sneaker large.
The conspiracy principle gathered steam when former NBA participant Enes Freedom and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith supported it, suggesting that Brown had been blackballed for being too outspoken.
Grant Hill, the managing director of Workforce USA, addressed the idea in an interview with “The Dan Patrick Show” earlier this week. The Corridor of Famer famous that he spoke to Brown’s agent to make clear the Celtics star’s tweet however didn’t get into all the small print.
“I at all times love a superb conspiracy principle, nevertheless it was actually actually a basketball determination and these are robust selections,” Hill mentioned of Brown’s snub. “However having gone by this with the FIBA competitors, you need to discover the precise stability and the precise items on the courtroom that we would have liked.”
On Sunday, Brown took to X to specific disappointment at being referred to as a “conspiracy theorist” by Hill. The All-Star ahead additionally reminded Hill that he is been Vice President of the NBA Gamers Affiliation (NBPA) since 2018, when he grew to become the youngest participant to carry the submit in league historical past.