Jaylen Brown cites social justice platform as a big reason he’s going to Orlando

Jaylen Brown plans to be vocal about social justice issues down in Orlando.

Jaylen Brown is at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Marietta, Georgia native drove 15 hours down from Boston so that he could be in his hometown of Atlanta to take part in a peaceful protest. The Boston Celtics star initially had his reservations about going to the bubble down in Orlando to finish the 2019-20 NBA season, but now that he’s given a platform to be socially active in Central Florida, he’s heading that way.

Per Jared Weiss of The Athletic, “Jaylen Brown says he has been dealing with family issues lately, but when he is in Orlando he will continue to lead the fight for social justice. ‘A lot of our guys are choosing to go down to Orlando because we are playing for something bigger than ourselves.'”

Weiss added, “Jaylen Brown said at first a lot of players didn’t want to go down to Orlando because of the social justice movement and COVID, but they want to play for something bigger than themselves.”

Weiss continued with, “Jaylen makes clear that at first, he did not want to go to Orlando because of a lack of information on how Orlando would work, as well as family issues and COVID concerns. Once he realized he could have a vocal platform for social justice, he felt comfortable going.”

Weiss finished up his series of quote tweets of himself with some quotes from Brown over ‘if we was concerned at first sports would be a distraction. “This is bigger than me and my family,” said Brown. “People have died to shed light on certain causes. The least I could do is play basketball. I think it will enhance the conversation.”

Jaylen Brown is more comfortable going to Orlando with his vocal platform.

Brown won’t be the only NBA player who will use his social platform to orchestrate change in the United States of America down in Orlando. The NBA has been very much a players’ league under commissioner Adam Silver.

While it is risky in going down to Orlando to finish the rest of the regular season and commence the 2020 NBA Playoffs, Brown understands the issue at hand. Change is never comfortable and even though fans will not be in attendance at these NBA games, Brown’s message will be heard loud and clear on nation-wide telecasts and on social media.

Brown will let his voice be heard from down in the Orlando basketball bubble this summer.