Celtics' Jaylen Brown refutes rumored rift with team: 'I love Boston'

TL;DR

Jaylen Brown denies rumors of a rift with the Boston Celtics, expressing his desire to play in Boston for the next decade. Both Brown and team president Brad Stevens have refuted claims of internal frustration.

Key points

Jaylen Brown denies any rift with the Boston Celtics.
Brown expresses desire to stay in Boston for 10 more years.
Tracy McGrady suggested Brown has frustrations within the organization.
Brown was fined $50,000 for comments about officiating.
Brad Stevens is the Celtics' president of basketball operations.

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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and president of basketball operations Brad Stevens are both denying any rift between the two.

In fact, Brown says that if it were up to him, he'd be happy playing in Boston "for the next 10 years."

The status of the team's relationship with its leading scorer this season was called into question after Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady recently said on his podcast that Brown has a frustration that "lies deeply within the organization."

Brown hasn't been shy about expressing his frustrations publicly. He was fined $50,000 by the NBA earlier this week for comments he made about the officiating after the Celtics' season ended with a Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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