Jaylen Marselles Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference.
Jaylen Brown: Religion| Draft| High School| Stats
Religion:
Aside from Irving, Omer Yurtseven (Miami Heat), Gorgui Dieng (Atlanta Hawks), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) and Enes Kanter Freedom are other Muslim players competing in the playoffs.
Freedom wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post in 2019 describing his experience of fasting while playing.
“I want to be an example for children everywhere, showing them that you can thrive when challenged — fasting for Ramadan, for instance, but also going all out in the NBA playoffs,” Freedom said.
Draft:
Jaylen Brown erupted for 30 points as the Boston Celtics bounced back to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-86 and level their Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday.
Brown produced a masterclass of shooting as the Celtics sprinted away from the NBA champions in a rampant first-half display at the TD Garden which saw them surge into a decisive 65-40 lead.
High School:
Brown attended Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.
High school: Wheeler; (Marietta, Georgia)
NBA draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
College: California (2015–2016)
For Irving, there also have been moments where he needed to break the fast with a snack, which is OK for Muslims.
Stats:
|
Game
|
Min
|
Pts
|
FG
|
Reb
|
Ast
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
38
|
30
|
11-18
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
38
|
12
|
4-13
|
9
|
4
|
|
|
38
|
22
|
9-20
|
8
|
3
|
|
|
38
|
23
|
9-16
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
39
|
22
|
9-18
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
40
|
23
|
9-19
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
23
|
18
|
8-16
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
37
|
22
|
8-20
|
10
|
11
|
|
|
35
|
25
|
10-21
|
7
|
4
|
|
|
29
|
32
|
12-17
|
7
|
5
|
|
Regular season
|
33.6
|
23.6
|
47.3
|
6.1
|
3.5
|
