Here’s Awesome Story Behind Jaylen Brown Wearing All-Star Game Shoes

What a great story

This is a story roughly seven years in the making.

Retired NBA star Tracy McGrady tweeted “Remember Humble and Hungry..” to a then-high school-aged Jaylen Brown in 2014.

Fast forward to 2021, and Brown is gearing up for his first-ever NBA All-Star Game.

So, to honor McGrady’s kind words, the Boston Celtics guard had the words etched on his shoes (one blue and one red) for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.

Check it out, via The Athletic’s Jay King:

You love to see it.

The 2021 NBA All-Star Game tips off at 8 p.m. ET.