Derrick White on making Staff USA over Jaylen Brown: There's no elephants within the room

What’s the excitement on Twitter?

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown mentioned each summer season his coronary heart was damaged when he didn’t win the championship.
“This summer season, my coronary heart wasn’t damaged.” – 12:07 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown: “My coronary heart was damaged each single yr. So I had 6 heartbreaks earlier than lastly feeling what it’s wish to win. This summer season, my coronary heart wasn’t damaged.” – 12:06 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown mentioned the moments when he acquired booed and other people needed to commerce him helped make him who he’s right now.
“I’m grateful and I wouldn’t change it for something. I’m glad nothing was handed to me. I used to be the third choose and I needed to earn every little thing on this group. That’s – 12:04 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown mentioned we regularly take a look at blessings as being positives, however mentioned a lot of his biggest blessings have been adversity that formed him. – 12:04 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown mentioned that is the very best he’s ever felt and this summer season was the toughest he has ever labored. – 11:55 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown: “That is the very best I’ve ever felt and the toughest I’ve ever labored. Within the midst of touring, I’ve been in a position to stability that actually nicely.” – 11:55 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown appears to be like completely different and not using a longer beard. Kinda tripping me up just a little bit – 11:53 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Jaylen Brown: “I’m extraordinarily motivated for apparent causes.” – 11:52 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown was requested instantly concerning the Olympics snub: “Rattling, query No. 1? Can’t get a heat up just a little? Shit.” – 11:52 AM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
As they cross one another on their solution to and from the rostrum on media day, Kristaps Porzingis says to Derrick White, “What a handsome fellow you’re.”
White to Porzingis: “You too, man”
Vibes are excessive. – 11:38 AM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Derrick White was requested if there’s an elephant within the room with him making Staff USA over Jaylen Brown:
“There’s no elephants in there.” – 11:35 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Derrick White on his extension: “I’ve been saying since I’ve been right here that I don’t need to go nowhere else. … I really like being right here.” Says he was completely happy it acquired achieved early in the summertime. – 11:35 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Derrick White mentioned Jaylen Brown’s response to the Staff USA roster choice, after White was named as Kawhi Leonard’s substitute, was by no means a difficulty. – 11:35 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Derrick White on the Olympics: “It was superb simply getting that telephone name. I used to be simply at residence chilling, stress-free. After which simply getting that decision and being a part of that group, legends of the sport.” – 11:32 AM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Derrick White mentioned he needed to get three root canals final week and his tooth are trying fairly pearly white proper now. For the CU soccer sport scuffle, he mentioned it was unlucky and the man didn’t hit him however simply knocked his hat off. – 11:31 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Derrick White says the incident on the Colorado sport was “unlucky” and that he each shouldn’t have been in that scenario and is shifting on from it. – 11:31 AM
Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
“I used to be not completely happy about it,” Al Horford mentioned of Jayson Tatum’s sporadic taking part in time with USA Basketball and Jaylen Brown’s snub. “These guys, they’re very particular to me. Despite the fact that it was nothing towards me, it motivated me and all of us for this season.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id…10:27 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Stevens on Lonnie Walker: “We’ll see how he suits and see what occurs.” Stated Walker has labored out with Derrick White and Jrue Vacation within the offseason #Celtics10:19 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Brad Stevens on Lonnie Walker: “He’s very excited to be right here.”
Notes his relationship with Derrick White and previous exercises with Jrue Vacation.
Says they’ll see the way it works out like with all the opposite 21 gamers on the roster. – 10:18 AM

Extra on this storyline

Ben Rohrbach: Jaylen Brown steps to the rostrum and is instantly requested concerning the Olympics. “Query No. 1? Rattling. You’re not gonna heat up just a little bit? Shit.” Brown provides that he’s “extraordinarily motivated for apparent causes.” -via Twitter @brohrbach / September 24, 2024
None of that appeared to matter to the individuals deciding on Leonard’s substitute, which is why it appeared to sting Brown so deeply. Brown texted White straight to ensure he knew none of this was private, sources mentioned. However Brown wasn’t by way of publicly responding to the snub, posting one other cryptic message the following day. “I’m not afraid of your sources” after which straight responding to Hill’s denial. Nobody in Boston was stunned Brown had taken such umbrage. “That’s who Jaylen is,” one group supply mentioned. “He’s not afraid to talk his thoughts. Jaylen has a continuing chip on his shoulder and sees doubters all over the place.” -via ESPN / September 24, 2024
Unable to get into any form of rhythm, and nonetheless struggling to work by way of a mechanical difficulty together with his jumper that arose throughout the playoffs, Tatum averaged 5.25 factors, 5.25 rebounds and 1.5 assists in lower than 18 minutes per sport. He hit simply 38% from the ground within the 4 video games he performed, and he missed all 4 of his 3-point makes an attempt. “I personally was not completely happy about it,” Horford mentioned of Tatum’s sporadic taking part in time with USA Basketball and Brown’s snub. “These guys, they’re very particular to me. And regardless that it was nothing towards me, it motivated me and all of us for this season. “I do know that they dealt with it nicely. They’re effective. However if you see these two guys, the quantity of labor that they’ve put in, the sacrifices they’ve made. To be on the highest of their video games and that occurred to them, it was exhausting to look at [the Olympics] and never see them within the place that we’d’ve hoped to see them in.” -via ESPN / September 24, 2024

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