Jaylen Brown is not only ready to participate in his first NBA All-Star game, the Boston Celtics guard will also compete in the 3-point contest.
Brown and C’s teammate Jayson Tatum is among the six participants in the competition. If you ask Brown, the NBA has been asking him to compete in the event for a long time.
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“They asked me and I thought it was obvious. They got some of the best 3-point snipers, including me,” said Brown with a laugh. “Nah, I mean, they invited me to participate and I said, ‘Why not?’ The dunk contest would have been great if I could. I don’t think my body is agreeing with me right now …
“But they invited me to participate in the 3-point contest and I said, ‘Why not? [Expletive], you should have asked me a long time ago. “
Brown is shooting 38.5 percent beyond the arc this season and averaging 25.0 points per game, the highest in his career. For Tatum, the 22-year-old has 36.8 percentage points with 25.2 points per game.
Kemba Walker did not know until after Tuesday night’s victory over the Los Angeles Clippers that Tatum and Brown would be participating in the 3-Point Contest. He had a big reaction when asked to predict which of his teammates would do better in the competition.
“Ahh, we’re not going to do that,” said Walker. “But it is better for one of them to bring it home. I am not going to choose one or the other.”
The 2021 NBA 3-Point Contest will take place before the All-Star Game on March 7 at 6:30 pm ET. Tatum and Brown are also ready to take the field for the Game of the Stars.