BOSTON — The Celtics have been struck by a pair of dwelling break-ins on the residences of Jaylen Brown and assistant coach Amile Jefferson this week, giving the workforce an opportunity to mirror and take the precautionary measures going ahead.
Brown, a resident of Wellesley, and Jefferson, who lives in Newton, Massachusetts, have been on the highway in Washington throughout Boston’s win over the Wizards on Sunday. No person suffered any bodily hurt though Brown wanted to take an emergency depart of absence from apply this week to be alongside his mom and Jefferson was robbed of his 2024 Celtics championship ring.
Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla addressed the scenario with a sigh of reduction earlier than the Celtics hosted the Chicago Bulls at TD Backyard on Thursday night time.
“Studying about it however they’re wholesome which is sweet in order that they’re secure,” Mazzulla stated. “It’s a scary factor for individuals. You see it occur round totally different sports activities so we’re clearly conscious of it however when it occurs to you, you will have an understanding of the chance there so we’re simply completely happy that they’re secure and I feel communication is crucial factor. Jaylen has been there for his mom. We attempt to be there for Amile. I feel the Celtics have performed an awesome job doing what they will educating us on what we are able to do to be higher.”
Brown and Jefferson turned the newest of an ongoing string of crimes that’s particularly focused skilled athletes in current months. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, together with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, too, endured dwelling burglaries previously two months. NBA veterans Bobby Portis of the Milwaukee Bucks and Mike Conley of the Minnesota Timberwolves have been additionally struck this 12 months and the spree has solely continued.
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The NBA and NFL have cautioned its gamers with the NBA releasing a memo in November, relaying info from the FBI. It’s believed that the development of break-ins comes from a bigger and extra subtle operation to be uncovered.
“The NBA, which has additionally been giving steerage to workforce safety personnel, advisable that gamers set up up to date alarm programs with cameras and use them each time leaving the house, hold valuables in locked and secured safes, take away on-line actual property listings that will present inside images of a house, ‘make the most of protecting guard providers’ throughout prolonged journeys from the house and even have canine help with dwelling safety,” per ESPN.
Boston, within the meantime, will proceed doing its half to maintain everybody within the Celtics locker room as secure as attainable because the police division continues its investigations. The reigning champions have tried getting forward of the Brown and Jefferson break-ins by relaying messages to gamers all through the season concerning the continuing unfold of incidents.
“The safety workforce had some nice updates for us,” Mazzulla revealed. “We had our first one the morning of the Cleveland (Cavaliers) recreation (on Nov. 19). I feel it was on a Sunday after which we had the memo after which we had one clearly the opposite day. Clearly, when one thing like that occurs you’re far more heightened to the attention so simply being educated on all of the small steps you can take. Lots of it’s out of your management however there’s issues that you are able to do. Like I stated, whether or not it’s been the entrance workplace or our safety workforce or whether or not it’s been the native police division, they’re doing a superb job educating us on how we are able to get higher.”
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