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Justin Quinn

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown to end Donda affiliation, apologizes for initial remarks on Ye West hate speech

In an about-face from his statements to the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn regarding Ye West’s antisemitic comments in recent weeks, star Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown released a statement on Tuesday apologizing for his initial response and announcing he had decided to leave West’s Donda talent representation agency.

Brown initially appeared to minimize West’s transgressions while affirming his decision to stay with Donda in Washburn’s interview published Monday — to the dismay of many fans and media members. A day later, the Georgia native shared that after some time to reflect on and learn from his response that his initial response was lacking on several levels.

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