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“I simply grew up loving training, and he made studying enjoyable.”
Forward of his fourth All-Star look later this week, Celtics star Jaylen Brown made an look on Tuesday’s taping of “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” in New York Metropolis.
The Celtics wing and 2024 NBA Finals MVP touched on a number of subjects throughout his interview with Fallon, together with his affinity for longtime tv star and science educator Invoice Nye.
Throughout his chat with Brown, Fallon introduced up a tweet that Brown posted in November 2024 — with the 28-year-old basketball star asking social media how he may meet the star of “Invoice Nye The Science Man”.
“I simply grew up loving training, and he made studying enjoyable,” Brown informed Fallon about why he needed to satisfy Nye. “I do know lots of people most likely really feel the identical approach, however yeah, shout out to Invoice.”
It didn’t take lengthy for Brown to get his want, as he was capable of meet Nye after the Celtics’ highway sport towards the Washington Wizards on Nov. 22.
“I don’t know what made me even tweet that,” Brown mentioned of assembly Nye after that win over Washington. “I believe I used to be simply up serious about simply [the] instructional expertise and it simply crossed my thoughts. I used to be like ‘man I’ve obtained to satisfy this man.’ His contributions to S.T.E.M. and S.T.E.A.M. have been wonderful. … “Rising up, I was excited when the instructor used to say ‘we’re watching Invoice Nye immediately’.
“ Wanting again on it, to have the ability to shake his hand, for him serving to me on my instructional journey, it was fairly cool tonight.”
Fallon requested Brown what the subject of his dialog with Nye was throughout their assembly final yr.
“I educate — I do MIT fellowship and lectures at Harvard. I informed him perhaps we may do a Invoice Nye spinoff or one thing.” Brown mentioned. “I might like to do one thing, an training journey, form of like cross the torch and form of take the place he left off.”
Brown additionally mentioned his new efficiency put on model, 741, throughout his interview with Fallon — who requested why he needed to start out up his personal model as an alternative of signing with a longtime firm on a brand new endorsement deal.
“I simply needed to have the ability to inform the story and simply encourage different athletes to start out the journey themselves. [Independence] and understanding your worth to some extent and in addition simply giving some totally different choices. We’ve got among the identical manufacturers we’ve seen for the final ten years and hopefully the following ten years we’ll be capable to see some totally different ones emerge.”
Brown showcased his 741 sneakers on Fallon’s desk, with Fallon asking if he may dunk like Brown if he have been to put on them on the hardwood.
“So, I’m gonna let you know the reality — I’m gonna look you within the eye. … Completely,” Brown mentioned with a smile.
You may watch Brown’s full interview from the “Tonight Present” beneath, which incorporates the Celtics star elaborating on his leap over Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell through the 2024 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
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