The preseason is usually the time of year where basketball teams shake off the cobwebs, readjust to the game, and try new things. The Boston Celtics, however — and most notably, Jaylen Brown are already in midseason form.
After suffering a Game 6 loss at TD Garden to the dynastic Golden State Warriors, Brown could not wait to get back. He used the bitter taste of defeat as fuel for the fire to grind through the whole summer.
“The shoes that I wore the last game of the season, I wore in every workout that I had this summer…” said Brown.