Knowing what Bill Russell meant to you to have this moment tied to him what does that mean Jaylen Brown To be honest I can't put it into words Bill Russell and what he's meant for me through my Boston journey For this to be the Bill Russell MVP award it's just I got nothing man

Tristan Thompson on Boston When I played there they call you the n-word For what Jaylen Brown stands for the city of Boston is different than that When I look at JB he's doing stuff that Muhammad Ali Kareem Bill Russell He stands for something so big which I love about him

Jaylen Brown speaking on his now teammate Joel Embiid after Celtics Game 7 loss

Jaylen Brown on the Celtics front office I thought I earned the respect of the franchise that I built and that wasnt the case They packed me up chat Thats how they operate business Im still processing it made no sense Everything was fine and then it wasnt I know theres more to it

Dalzell Jayson Tatum spoke at length about his reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade today

Bill Russell composes himself and interviews after winning his 11th championship ring in 1969 in his last NBA season as an active NBA player was a coach-playerMay 5th 1969

Jalen Brunson on his relationship with Karl-Anthony Towns Being the teammate that he is and seeing his sacrifices and seeing what he's done his entire career puts him in position to become a Hall of Famer I wouldn't trade that for the world