Young Fan’s Tearful Reaction to Jaylen Brown Trade Draws 5-Time All-Star’s Response: “We Will Always Be Friends”

This trade between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers was not one of equals. That is why almost everyone is still trying to figure out why Jaylen Brown had to be moved in the first place.

It was clear that the superstar was not the one who wanted the trade. Rather, it was his now-former team that initiated all the conversations when they tried to get Giannis Antetokounmpo to go to Boston.

Instead, the Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks decided it was better that he went to Miami. But what it did was open Pandora’s box when it came to Brown.

Then came the trade, and everyone was left shell-shocked by the disparity in compensation the Celtics received. Everyone felt that the franchise had lost its best player from last season for peanuts.

A lot of conversations and opinions were thrown around as to why the Celtics wanted to move on from him. However, what neither of them could envision was what Jaylen Brown meant to Boston fans.

I love you so much… you mean a lot to me. You are my favorite player in the whole NBA. Thank you for everything you’ve done for the Celtics.

Giovanni Rubin Jean said on IG

The young fan was in tears when he said this and also asked his mother to put his handwritten note in the mail asking Jaylen Brown to return to the Celtics one day.

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Giovanni Rubin Jean had met the five-time All-Star when he was with his former team, and poured out his heart for who is his favorite player. He said all this while wearing Brown’s No. 7 Celtics jersey.

Jaylen Brown responds to young fan’s tears

As soon as this video appeared on Instagram, fans started tagging Jaylen Brown and the Celtics. Soon enough, it caught the 29-year-old’s attention, and he wrote this in the comments section.

It’s ok lil bro (heart emoji) we will always be friends.

Jaylen Brown replied

The 2024 Finals MVP was naturally moved by this heartfelt message. The guard loves to interact with his fans whenever he can. Since this message was of pure love for him, he had to react.

There were other such videos of young fans sending out their love towards Brown, and their utter disappointment when they heard that he was traded away.

This has been the reaction from fans of all ages. It is just that their reactions vary depending on age. While this young fan was in tears, older ones were raging.

It seems this rage will continue and increase if Jaylen Brown ends up doing well for the 76ers and the Celtics struggle with Paul George in their lineup.

Jaylen Brown’s parting message to Celtics

With fans and the media still processing Jaylen Brown’s trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, the superstar had to bid goodbye to those who cheered for him back in Massachusetts.

I’m still processing how this all went down. I’m excited and disappointed at the same time. I earned my respect from this city. I never asked for shortcuts or special treatment… The relationships I built here, the battles we fought together, the championship we brought to this city, and the connection I shared with the fans, I’ll carry on with me.

Jaylen Brown wrote on X

In his own words, the Georgia native is still trying to get to grips with how and why it all went down in this manner. But he is happy with whatever he has built in his past workplace.

Philly #throwtheballup let’s get it pic.twitter.com/zdC6g1dTyM

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) July 2, 2026

Brown ended the statement by showing his excitement about what Philadelphia will give him. However, he knows all too well that he needs to build his relationship with them first, especially after all the criticisms he threw in their direction in the past.

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