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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

Jaylen Brown's CONFUSING memory of early benching | Boston's offseason approach

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jaylen Brown sparks controversy after recalling his 2018-19 Boston Celtics benching, but did he get the facts right? Claims about Brad Stevens’ decisions and a fan petition rock the narrative, prompting fresh questions about memory versus reality in the NBA’s most storied franchise. John Karalis of Celtics On SI and guest Tom Westerholm break down the real story behind Brown’s bench role, dispelling myths around Gordon Hayward’s involvement and exploring how misconceptions can shape a star’s legacy. The conversation spotlights locker room dynamics, the impact of self-motivation, and what this means for the Celtics’ offseason strategy. Trade rumors, potential roster changes, and Boston’s approach to protecting its title window take center stage. Will Brown’s version of events alter the team’s future—or is it just fuel for the Celtics’ next big push?

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0:00.0

Jalen Brown shows up on a podcast, tries to make a point and gets just about every detail wrong, which raises the question, what is he doing?

0:14.3

Rain of Jace, how we'll start a raise a business, how we finish, locked on selfish pie, home of the women.

0:20.9

Hey, welcome back to the show. I'm on Selfage Pie. Home of the winners. Big.

0:21.8

And welcome back to the show.

0:23.3

I'm John Corralis.

0:24.8

Coming up later, we'll get into Brad Stevens.

0:27.3

We're going to start really focusing on the offseason, the roadmap, the blueprint,

0:32.6

however you want to call that.

0:34.1

That's coming up later on.

0:36.1

But first, we're going to start with Jalen Brown, who was on

0:39.9

the, I guess the National Basketball Players Association, which he's the vice president, did a podcast,

0:48.0

and he was recalling a scenario from the 2018-19 season.

0:55.2

And man, he just got the whole thing wrong.

0:59.2

So let's, let's bring in Tom Westerholm.

1:02.4

Tom Westerholm, everybody, by the way.

1:03.8

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1:05.2

I'm here to, I'm here to get things right.

1:07.8

Yes, we're going to set the record straight.

1:09.5

I just, I'm, Tom, I'm just

1:11.9

confused here. I really am confused. So let's, let's set the, the stage for it's, it's some

1:18.9

NBA PA thing. It's him. It's Grant Williams. Yeah, can I, before we get in too far into

1:26.2

this, can I say on precisely the wrong forum, there's too many podcasts. Yeah. Before we get too far into this, can I say on precisely the wrong forum, there's too many

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