BOSTON – In his first comments since his mother’s Wellesley home was burglarized, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown said it’s been a tough week.
“Obviously, my mother’s safety is of the utmost importance to me, and it has been compromised,” Brown said afterwards. Celtics lost to the Bulls Thursday evening. “It’s been a tough week, I’m not going to lie.”
Two burglaries were investigated
Police in Wellesley and Newton are investigating two separate burglaries linked to Brown and Celtics assistant coach Amile Jefferson. Sources tell WBZ thieves stole Jefferson’s 2024 NBA championship ring from his home in Newton.
Brown’s mother was home when the Wellesley home he owns was burglarized Sunday evening.
“Thank God nothing serious, physical or threatening happened, but the fact that it could have just stuck in your mind,” Brown said.
The Celtics were in Washington DC on Sunday evening when the burglaries occurred. Brown is the latest professional athlete to be affected by a home invasion.
“I know it’s going on in different parts of the world and in different parts of the US where similar things have happened to athletes, so hopefully anyone you know who it hasn’t happened to yet, make sure you have things in order.” place to make sure this isn’t the case,” Brown said. “Obviously, when you go through that experience and the people that are still there, still in the cradle and things like that, it just makes you think about some things differently.”
Homes of NFL and NBA players targeted
The NBA and NFL have warned their teams about a burglary ring targeting the homes of high-profile athletes while they are away.
Someone broke into the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s house last week when he played against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. In October, just days apartThe homes of Kansas City Chiefs superstars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were burglarized.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said the front office security team and police have worked together to ensure they are as safe as possible.
