Not only will Jaylen Brown participate in his first NBA All-Star Game, but the Boston Celtics guard will also participate in the 3-point game.
Brown and C’s teammate Jayson Tatum are among the six contestants. If you ask Brown, the NBA has long been asked to participate in the event.
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“They asked me and I thought it was obvious. They got some of the best three-point shooters, including myself,” Brown said laughing. “No, I mean they asked me to take part and I said ‘Why not?’ Thinking contest would have been great if I could have done it.I do not think my body agrees with me in this regard …
‘But they asked me to take part in the three-point match, and I said,’ Why the hell? [Expletive], you should have asked me a long time ago. ‘
Brown is shooting 38.5 percent from outside the arc this season, achieving a career high of 25.0 points per game. As for Tatum, the 22-year-old has a 36.8 percentage point percentage with 25.2 points per game.
Only after Tuesday night’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers did Kemba Walker know that both Tatum and Brown would participate in the 3-point game. He reacted a lot when asked to predict which one of his teammates would do better in the competition.
“Ahh, we’re not going to do that,” Walker said. “One of them has to bring it home better. I do not choose one or the other. ‘
The 2021 NBA three-point game takes place before the All-Star Game on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Tatum and Brown are also going to take the court for the All-Star Game.