<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-savagely-shades-jaylen-brown-shooting-fts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma savagely shades Jaylen Brown while shooting FTs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kyle-Kuzma-savagely-shades-Jaylen-Brown-while-shooting-FTs.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma savagely shades Jaylen Brown while shooting FTs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T21:57:07-08:00">December 11th, 9:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T21:57:07-08:00">December 11th, 9:57pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Kuzma decided to throw some shade at Jaylen Brown during the Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-rumors-bucks-stonewalling-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-suitors">Bucks’ matchup against the Boston Celtics</a> on Thursday night.</p><p>Kuzma is going through the ninth season of his career, his second with the Bucks. He has been in and out of the starting lineup but has garnered a bigger role with Giannis Antetokounmpo out due to a calf strain injury.</p><p>They were due for a big matchup against the Celtics, meaning he would have assignments against the leading scorer Brown. There was an instance during the game where Kuzma was preparing to take free throws. Before taking one, he looked at Brown and <a href="https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1999289712222351400" rel="noopener">took a verbal jab at him</a> in reference to his live streaming.</p><p>“This is not a stream,” Kuzma said to Brown.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kuzma to Jaylen Brown: “This is not a stream.” 💀</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ClutchPoints</a>)<a href="https://t.co/MP2I5kgyDe">pic.twitter.com/MP2I5kgyDe</a></p><p>— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1999289712222351400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Kyle Kuzma, Bucks played against Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kyle-Kuzma-savagely-shades-Jaylen-Brown-while-shooting-FTs-2.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kyle Kuzma and the Bucks had the last laugh over Jaylen Brown and the Celtics, securing the 116-101 victory at home.</p><p>The game started out as a close one with Boston leading 67-60 at halftime. Despite this, Milwaukee locked in defensively as they held the Celtics to just 34 points, including 13 in the third quarter.</p><p>Shot selection, ball movement and inside scoring made the difference in this matchup. The Bucks prevailed in all three categories by making 58% of their total shots, creating 28 assists, and scoring 50 points inside the paint. It wasn’t the same for the Celtics as they converted just 39% of their total attempts, dished out 18 assists and produced just 28 points inside the paint.</p><p>Five players scored in double-digits for Milwaukee in the win, including Kuzma. He torched the nets with a stat line of 31 points, six rebounds and a block. He shot 13-of-17 from the field, including 1-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. Bobby Portis came next with 27 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Porter Jr. had 18 points and 13 assists, Gary Trent Jr. put up 13 points and two rebounds, while Ryan Rollins provided 10 points and seven assists.</p><p>Milwaukee has an 11-15 record on the season, holding the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They are 0.5 games above the Chicago Bulls and three games above the Charlotte Hornets while trailing the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers by 3.5 games.</p><p>The Bucks will look forward to their next matchup, being on the road. They face the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma savagely shades Jaylen Brown while shooting FTs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-brutally-honest-selling-soul-to-be-mvp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gets brutally honest on ‘selling soul’ to be an MVP');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Celtics-Jaylen-Brown-pointing.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gets brutally honest on ‘selling soul’ to be an MVP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T08:04:02-08:00">December 9th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T08:05:57-08:00">December 9th, 8:05am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jaylen Brown is one of the best wing players in the entire NBA, and he is proving such this season for the Boston Celtics with Jayson Tatum out of the equation. As the Celtics’ lead option, Brown has led his team to a 15-9 record past the quarter mark of the season, and he has suddenly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-mvp-mondays-celtics-surge-jaylen-brown-joining-top-5">joined the MVP conversation</a> alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and others.</p><p>Between his scoring and defensive effort, Brown is once again proving to be an All-Star talent in the Eastern Conference, and his leadership is why he is drawing attention in the MVP race.</p><p>However, Brown doesn’t seem to want to be in the same class as those competing for the MVP award, especially since he claims those who want to be the league’s MVP simply “sell their soul” to <a href="https://x.com/UnderdogNBA/status/1998416792474321221" rel="noopener">become the best floppers</a> in the NBA.</p><p>“This new generation, this new era — they’re floppers. If you want to be a great player, you gotta sell your soul. You gotta be a flopper,” Brown said on his recent Twitch stream. “If you wanna be an MVP, you wanna be top of the top, you gotta sell your soul and just be a flopper. Y’all tell me: What do you want me to do? Y’all want me to be on that? I can do it!</p><p>“I can start going to practice and working on, like, throwing my head (back).”</p><p>Of course, Brown is referring to the constant foul baiting many other stars around the league participate in, as some of the highly skilled players constantly in the running for the MVP award are oftentimes referred to as “foul baiters” from NBA fans.</p><p>James Harden notoriously earned such a label during the prime of his career with the Houston Rockets when he was at the forefront of the MVP conversation, and now both Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic have been criticized at times for doing exactly what Brown described.</p><p>Between throwing their head back while driving to the rim or yelling to try and bait the referees into calling fouls, SGA and Doncic are certainly notorious for shooting free throws, as they <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2026_per_game.html#per_game_stats::pts_per_g" rel="noopener">rank first and second</a> in free-throw attempts this season.</p><p>Brown has been in the league since 2016. He has certainly seen his fair share of those who, in his mind, have “sold their soul” to be the best floppers in the league. While he would probably admit that he has flopped at certain times throughout his career, Brown’s mindset is that he doesn’t want this style of play to define the type of player he is.</p><p>The Celtics’ star lets his game speak for itself, and that has been enough this season to put him in the MVP conversation.</p><p>Through 23 games, Brown has averaged 29.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 36.3 percent from 3-point range. His leadership and scoring numbers have put the Celtics in a position to contend this season, and without selling his soul, Brown has certainly become a talking point in the NBA MVP conversation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gets brutally honest on ‘selling soul’ to be an MVP

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Jaylen Brown compares Raptors’ Scottie Barnes to Ninja Turtle in bizarre compliment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-fires-back-haters-questioned-streaming-hobby');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fires back at haters who questioned his streaming hobby');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Celtics-Jaylen-Brown-fires-back-at-haters-who-questioned-his-streaming-hobby.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fires back at haters who questioned his streaming hobby</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T15:21:23-08:00">December 8th, 3:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T15:21:23-08:00">December 8th, 3:21pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-reacts-jayson-tatum-crazy-new-look">Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown announced his desire to start livestreaming</a> on Twitch, <a href="https://x.com/ArkaimiaTV/status/1953922383573565726?s=20" rel="noopener">some fans rolled their eyes</a>. It’s no secret that New England sports fanatics are dedicated and, in turn, want their players to be equally devoted. Some thought this hobby would serve as a distraction for Brown heading into an expected down year for the C’s.</p><p>However, so far, those fans would be wrong on both counts. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clutchpoints-2025-26-nba-power-rankings-week-7-thunder-dominance-celtics-rise">The four-time All-Star is arguably playing the best basketball</a> of his career. He’s averaging a career-high 29.1 points per outing while shooting almost 50% from the field over 20 games into the regular season. For his efforts, he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.</p><p>With Brown leading the way, the Celtics are 15-9 and in sole possession of third place in the East — a far cry from an off year. The longest-tenured Celtic has managed this while continuing to livestream on Twitch. In fact, he went live after he helped the C’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-why-best-yet-come-knicks-win">exact a little revenge on the New York Knicks</a> last Wednesday and again when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-reveals-successful-boring-strategy-defeating-lakers">Green Team crushed the rival Los Angeles Lakers</a> on Friday night.</p><p>“They think cause I’m streaming, I’m not locked in,” Brown said on Twitch following the 21-point victory over L.A. “I’m the most locked I’ve ever been in my life. I promise y’all. I’m ready to win, I’m ready to lead. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to win. I want all the smoke — I’m with everything.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaylen Brown has a message for everybody who questioned his focus when he announced he was streaming:</p><p>“They think cause I’m streaming, I’m not locked in. I’m the most locked I’ve ever been in my life…I’m ready to do whatever it takes to win. I want all the smoke.”</p><p>🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/FCHWPO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCHWPO</a> <a href="https://t.co/v1gavoLkbB">pic.twitter.com/v1gavoLkbB</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1998082476766544208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brown immediately backed up his declaration on Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Raptors. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-gets-real-how-felt-jaylen-brown-winning-nba-finals-mvp">The 2024 NBA Finals MVP</a> dropped a team-high 30 points during the 121-113 road win, marking the 13th time in 23 games that he’s recorded 30 points or more.</p><p>“We’re still going to stream, we’re still going to control the narrative, we’re still going to talk to y’all,” Brown told his Twitch chat. “This basketball s**t comes first, but I’m letting y’all know, we’re going to keep it going. I’m going to be consistent.”</p><p>Nobody can question Brown’s consistency on the court right now, so any fuss about his off-court hobbies seems misguided.</p><p>The Celtics faithful should just enjoy the show, as the former NBA champion is playing at an MVP level.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fires back at haters who questioned his streaming hobby

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-mvp-mondays-celtics-surge-jaylen-brown-joining-top-5');   ga('set', 'title', 'ClutchPoints’ NBA MVP Mondays: Celtics’ surge has Jaylen Brown joining top 5');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ClutchPoints-NBA-MVP-Mondays-Celtics-surge-has-Jaylen-Brown-joining-top-5.jpg"></figure><h1>ClutchPoints’ NBA MVP Mondays: Celtics’ surge has Jaylen Brown joining top 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T14:19:30-08:00">December 8th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T14:19:30-08:00">December 8th, 2:19pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Injuries always play a major role during every NBA season, and they are directly impacting this year’s MVP race. Victor Wembanyama has already missed a handful of games as a result of his calf injury, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/how-giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-bucks-meetings-nba-trade-market-in-limbo">Giannis Antetokounmpo is also sidelined with his calf issue</a>.</p><p>Both players are in danger of missing 17 or more games and being deemed ineligible for the MVP award. This year’s NBA MVP race was even impacted before it even began since Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles injury in the playoffs last year for the Boston Celtics and may not play until the final month of this season.</p><p>Many thought this injury would severely limit the Celtics’ overall potential and have them falling down the East standings, but Jaylen Brown has made sure to do everything in his power to keep Boston near the top of the standings.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clutchpoints-2025-26-nba-power-rankings-week-7-thunder-dominance-celtics-rise">The Celtics have won five straight games</a>, the longest active win streak in the East, and they are now 15-9 overall, just four games back of the Detroit Pistons for first place.</p><p>Brown has been sensational this season, averaging a career-high 29.1 points and shooting an average of 21.6 shot attempts per game, the <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional?PerMode=PerGame&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=FGA" rel="noopener">third-most in the NBA</a> this season. Throughout his career, Brown has always been questioned alongside Tatum, and he’s never had the chance to prove that he is a true superstar, even after winning the 2024 NBA Finals MVP.</p><p>Now that he has been thrust into the top spot on the Celtics’ roster, Brown is making the most of his opportunity, and he is proving to be the leader Boston needed this season. But it has not solely been Brown putting the Celtics in a position to succeed, as everyone has stepped up for Joe Mazzulla in the wake of Tatum being out.</p><p>Although he’s the only All-Star on the roster, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-why-best-yet-come-knicks-win">Brown recognizes his teammates’ achievements</a> thus far, and he knows that he wouldn’t be able to find the success he has without them.</p><p>“It’s easy to focus on what you see now, but if you go back to the preseason, we are in a much different space now,” Brown said after the team’s recent 123-117 win over the New York Knicks. “There’s been a huge amount of growth from a lot of guys. Neemy (Queta), Jordan (Walsh), Josh (Minott), even Baylor (Scheierman), Payton (Pritchard). We are continuing to take it one step at a time, but the best is yet to come.”</p><p>All of a sudden, with the East wide open, the Celtics are again proving that they can be a championship-worthy team past the quarter mark of the season. More specifically, Brown is proving that he has the capabilities to sustain his recent success and be in the MVP race with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and others.</p><p><i><b>Previous 2023-24 NBA MVP Rankings: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-mvp-mondays-luka-doncic-3-man-race-nikola-jokic-shai-gilgeous-alexander">Week 6</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-mvp-mondays-cade-cunningham-surpasses-victor-wembanyama-luka-doncic">Week 5</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clutchpoints-nba-mvp-mondays-stephen-curry-heroics-lead-third-award">Week 4</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clutchpoints-nba-mvp-mondays-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reclaims-top-spot-from-victor-wembanyama">Week 3</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clutchpoints-nba-mvp-mondays-tyrese-maxey-elite-play-absurd-minutes">Week 2</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-mvp-mondays-24-25-victor-wembanyama-clearly-in-early-lead">Week 1</a></b></i></p><h2><b>1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SGA-celebrating-a-made-shot.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Previous ranking: #1</i></p><p><i>2025-26 season stats: 23 games, 32.8 points, 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 55.6 FG%, 44.3 3P%</i></p><p>At this point, it really isn’t crazy to think that the Oklahoma City Thunder will break the Golden State Warriors’ 73-9 record from the 2015-16 season. The Thunder are currently 23-1, and they are on pace to only lose three or four games this entire season.</p><p>Michael Jordan won the MVP award when the Chicago Bulls won 72 games during the 1995-96 season, and Stephen Curry won the award when the Warriors won 73 games. Why wouldn’t Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win his second consecutive MVP award if the Thunder won over 70 games?</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander has not been tested by any team in the 23 games he’s played, and his streak of scoring 20 points has reached 95 consecutive games now after scoring 38 points against the Golden State Warriors, followed by 33 points against the Dallas Mavericks. He is now 31 straight games with 20-plus points away from breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record of 127 consecutive games.</p><p>Regardless of the numbers Jokic and others are recording, Gilgeous-Alexander has the clearest path to winning his second straight MVP award. Unless he gets injured, it’s hard to envision him and the Thunder falling off their pedestal.</p><h2><b>2. Nikola Jokic – Denver Nuggets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nikola-Jokic-with-hands-on-hips.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Previous ranking: #2</i></p><p><i>2025-26 season stats: 23 games, 29.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 61.2 FG%, 41.4 3P%</i></p><p>Over the last week, Nikola Jokic averaged 30.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 11.3 assists per game while helping the Denver Nuggets go 3-1. Denver is now 17-6 this season, and the three-time MVP has done everything he can to keep his team in a championship position despite Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun being injured.</p><p>Obviously, it helps to have a dynamic scoring guard like Jamal Murray next to him, but Jokic recorded at least 24 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in all four of the Nuggets’ games this past week. This <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-40-win-hawks">included a terrific 40-point performance</a> in the Nuggets’ comeback effort against the Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>Jokic continues to lead the league in both triple-doubles and double-doubles by a wide margin, and he is currently fifth in scoring. The Nuggets star also leads the NBA in rebounding and assists, which is why he is very much in the MVP conversation with Gilgeous-Alexander right now.</p><p>The only reason Gilgeous-Alexander is ahead right now in the race is because of the Thunder’s historic 23-1 start, which has them in prime position to contend for the best record in NBA history.</p><h2><b>3. Luka Doncic – Los Angeles Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Luka-Doncic-dribbling-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Previous ranking: #3</i></p><p><i>2025-26 season stats: 17 games, 35.0 points, 9.2 assists, 9.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 47.2 FG%, 33.5 3P%</i></p><p>Although he only played two games this past week because of a personal matter, Luka Doncic was fantastic in both of these matchups.</p><p>He first had 38 points and 11 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns, and he recently returned from a two-game hiatus on Sunday, dropping 31 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists in the team’s 112-108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. This was Doncic’s second triple-double of the season.</p><p>The Lakers will play in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday night, and they went 4-0 in group play because of Doncic’s heroics. He currently leads the league with the <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1998066206662893990?s=20" rel="noopener">highest scoring average</a> in NBA Cup games of all time, and he leads the NBA in scoring this season at 35 points per game.</p><p>Doncic’s MVP resume is spotless right now, other than the fact that he has missed six games and is only allowed to miss 11 more to remain eligible.</p><h2><b>4. Cade Cunningham – Detroit Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cade-Cunningham-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Previous ranking: #5</i></p><p><i>2025-26 season stats: 21 games, 27.5 points, 9.3 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 45.2 FG%, 29.9 3P%</i></p><p>Despite some of the recent struggles for the Detroit Pistons, this team is still 19-5 because of Cade Cunningham’s leadership.</p><p>Cade is the best player on the best team in the Eastern Conference, and he currently sits 11th in the league in scoring at 27.5 points per game. Cunningham and Jokic are the only players in the NBA this season averaging at least 27 points, nine assists, and six rebounds per game, which is why he is a true MVP candidate outside of just looking at his team’s success.</p><p>His 23-point, 12-assist performance in the Pistons’ 124-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday was Cunningham’s 12th double-double of the season, tied for the eighth most in the NBA.</p><h2><b>5. Jaylen Brown – Boston Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Celtics-Jaylen-Brown.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Previous ranking: Not Ranked</i></p><p><i>2025-26 season stats: 23 games, 29.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals, 49.6 FG%, 36.3 3P%</i></p><p>With Giannis Antetokounmpo falling out of the MVP rankings after missing his eighth game of the season, Brown has entered the top five because of how well he’s led the Celtics to this point.</p><p>Brown is not only one of six players averaging at least 29 points per game this season, but he has also scored at least 30 points in six of his last seven games. He can make it four straight games with at least 30 points on Thursday against the Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>The Celtics are 15-9 this season and right behind both the Pistons and New York Knicks for the top spot in the East. Should his scoring numbers continue and Brown keep Boston in the Eastern Conference’s championship equation, he will keep receiving MVP recognition.</p><h2><b>Just missing the cut</b></h2><p>6. Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks [Ranked No. 4 last week]</p><p>7. Jalen Johnson – Atlanta Hawks [Ranked No. 8 last week]</p><p>8. Alperen Sengun – Houston Rockets [Ranked No. 7 last week]</p><p>9. Victor Wembanyama – San Antonio Spurs [Ranked No. 6 last week]</p><p>10. Tyrese Maxey – Philadelphia 76ers [Ranked No. 10 last week]</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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