Jaylen Brown trolls Stephen A. Smith at Celtics parade

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown. Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

Jaylen Brown trolls Stephen A. Smith at Celtics championship parade

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Jun 21, 2024 12:20 PM ET

The Boston Celtics are celebrating their NBA-record 18th championship on Friday with a victory parade through the city. It was another opportunity for them to throw some shade at the critics who have doubted them throughout the season.

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown decided to use the opportunity to troll ESPN's Stephen A. Smith with a T-shirt that simply said "state your source."

Jaylen Brown is wearing a “State Your Source” shirt pic.twitter.com/56AVrii8qB
— Noa Dalzell (@NoaDalzellNBA) June 21, 2024

The reference here goes back to beef that Brown had with Smith when the latter cited an anonymous NBA source that said Brown was not marketable because nobody liked him due to his ego.

Brown's response was simply him asking Smith to state his source.

State your source https://t.co/7ay3dXr6YN
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) May 26, 2024

The Celtics have been enjoying their victory lap in the aftermath of their five-game series win over the Dallas Mavericks. Nobody seems to be enjoying it more than Brown and Jayson Tatum, the team's two biggest stars.

Despite their regular-season success over the years, there were still doubts about their ability to win a championship, even after they finished this campaign with the best regular-season record in the NBA.

They showed everybody they could do it. Now that they have their championship rings, nobody can ever take them away. They are champions. They walked the walk. Now they are talking the talk.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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