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Celtics' Jaylen Brown playing to speak about issues

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said Monday that he initially did not want to take part in the NBA's attempt to restart its season at Disney World later this month.

"For me, I can speak for myself better than anybody, I want to make that clear: I didn't want to go to Orlando," Brown said Monday in a conference call with reporters. "Like, I had apprehensions not just because of social justice, but COVID-related, and had some family issues, as well. But, once I thought about the opportunity that the organization and the NBA presented to play for something bigger than myself, I would have signed up right away.