{"id":4563,"date":"2026-07-08T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:05:23","slug":"jaylen-brown-comforts-young-fan-whose-reaction-to-trade-went-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4563","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown comforts young fan whose reaction to trade went viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Giovanni Jean was distraught when he heard that the Celtics traded his favorite player, Jaylen Brown, to the 76ers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4561\">Everyone is looking for answers on Mitch McConnell\u2019s health, including Kentucky officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>His tearful reaction, which was uploaded by his mother, has more than 1.1 million likes on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, the 6-year-old Randolph resident was able to catch up with Brown at the five-time All-Star\u2019s Bridge Boston program at MIT.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI talked to him a lot and I asked him some questions,\u201d Jean said, according to 7News. \u201cWe\u2019ve been friends for three years straight. Well, it kind of will be a really long time until we meet again because he\u2019s going to Philly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The video shows Jean wearing a No. 7 Brown Celtics jersey offering a message of support for Brown. He held up a handwritten message and asked his mother to put it in the mail for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI love you so much,\u201d Jean said in the video. \u201cYou mean a lot to me and you are my favorite player in the whole NBA, and thank you. Thank you everything that you did with the Celtics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4559\">Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it\u2019s likely to happen again in 2027.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>At the program, which is aimed at offering educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and leadership, Jean was able to hand Brown a handwritten letter. The former Boston star gave Jean a hug.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThank you brother,\u201d Brown said to the first-grader who walked up to him wearing a white dress shirt, slacks, and a bowtie while holding a microphone. \u201cI\u2019ve got a question for you. You do media now? I\u2019ve got to watch out for you \u2026 we\u2019re going to be friends, alright?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>The boy\u2019s mother told SB Nation\u2019s Noa Dalzell that the experience was inspiring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re happy that he got to meet somebody that really inspires him,\u201d Gigi Jean said. \u201cAnd he looks to follow Jaylen\u2019s footsteps. He loves education, he loves to learn, he also loves sports. He was very excited; he thought he was going to go somewhere else, so he\u2019s very surprised.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>\u2018Boston is home\u2019: Jaylen Brown says his 7uice Foundation will remain in town<\/div>\n<p><span>Last week, Brown said on his Twitch stream that he planned to see Jean before he left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cShoutout to little Gio, too man. I\u2019m going to pull up on you bro. It\u2019s all love. You don\u2019t gotta cry man, it\u2019s going to be alright. We\u2019re going to stay locked in. We\u2019re always going to be friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4557\">Prime Medicine claims victory in dispute over gene-editing technology with Beam Therapeutics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Brown made good on his promise and left the young fan smiling.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Boston Celtics ownership speaks after Jaylen Brown trade<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><figcaption><span>Days after 29 year old super star, Jaylen Brown, was traded Brad Stevens and Bill Chisholm addressed the media.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Celtic invited Giovanni Jean to his Bridge Boston program at MIT this week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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