"Even the steering wheel on right" - After signing $304,000,000, Jaylen Brown drifting in Japan sparks memefest from NBA fans
As Jaylen Brown enjoys the fruits of his labor following a $304 million contract signing, he might have just found himself a new hobby. The Boston Celtics star is spending his offseason learning how to drift cars in Japan according to a recent social media post.
Back in 2021, Brown was featured in a YouTube video for the NBA, where he went shopping for his first car. In the video, he also tried to convince fellow young star Jamal Murray to buy one for his birthday.
With Brown and the Celtics agreeing to the biggest deal in NBA history, he might be adding to his car collection should he decide to keep up with drifting. After the footage went viral, fans quickly began to add in their hilarious reactions.
Here's what some fans are saying:
Jaylen Brown taking drifting lessons in Japan pic.twitter.com/6fglPsFcBS
@taylorcsnow Even the steering wheel on the right
@taylorcsnow pic.twitter.com/NZFatf8RqP
@taylorcsnow Is this a part of his training arc?
@taylorcsnow Time to learn Japanese buddy
@taylorcsnow All dribbling jokes aside this needs to be a no go after that contract I mean didn’t he need stitches just watering his plants?
@taylorcsnow Can he work on dribbling with his left hand, not falling down when driving and reading a defense so he doesn't drive into 3 defenders?
@taylorcsnow Yeah, this looks to be a lot more important than learning to dribble to his left
@taylorcsnow Lol nba players do all types of side quests in the offseason bruh😂😂😂
@taylorcsnow I like how he doesnt try to drive through a cluster of other cars thinking he'll somehow get through. I hope these lessons are applied on the court.
@taylorcsnow At least he’s not watering his plants
@taylorcsnow Shouldn’t he be at the gym working on his left hand? This is right hand drive. Still going away from the left.
Jaylen Brown planning to use $304 million contract to give back
Jaylen Brown's new hobby may cost him quite a bit of money given that he'll need a rear-wheel drive drift car and more sets of tires than he can count. Fortunately, thanks to his historic $303.7M contract, he's got plenty of money at his disposal to both have fun, and give back to the community.
After it was announced that Brown had signed the massive agreement, he addressed the media where he announced his plans to give back.
While speaking to CBS Morning's Dana Jacobson, Brown opened up on why giving back to the community is so important to him:
"I think that being an athlete, you have a lot of influence in your community and if you use it responsibly you can make the world a better place. Communities need people to represent them."
He continued:
"They feel discluded, so me being from those communities, just because I escaped those barriers that allowed me to make it to the NBA doesn't mean I'm going to forget about the groups I came from. I'm just trying to help as much as I can and just ultimately make the world a better place."
As Brown went on to explain, his multi-year plan revolves around bridging the wealth gap in Boston, which consistently ranks in the top five for income inequality yearly.
With plenty of big plans on the horizon, the player will have the chance to keep the momentum rolling when the NBA season tips off in October. After coming up short in the Eastern Conference Finals, only time will tell whether Jaylen Brown and the Celtics are able to make it to the NBA Finals.