{"id":35967,"date":"2025-07-31T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35967\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:29:10","slug":"celtics-jaylen-brown-opens-up-about-anxiety-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35967\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics\u2019 Jaylen Brown opens up about anxiety, depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t“Everybody’s gonna deal with adversity at some point, even plants struggle to get sunlight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tJaylen Brown will have the spotlight on him in 2025-26. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Conor Ryan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 31, 2025 | 2:17 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

2 minutes to read<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown is one of the top stars in the NBA \u2014 with the Celtics swingman boasting both an NBA Finals MVP trophy and one of the most lucrative contracts (five years, $285.3 million) in league history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But during an interview with \u201cSchool of Hard Knocks,\u201d<\/a> the 28-year-old star acknowledged that he\u2019s gone through his fair share of challenges over the span of his NBA career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve dealt with anxiety, even depression,\u201d Brown said in the interview. \u201cI\u2019ve been to some very dark places, but I feel like those dark places have allowed my light to shine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite those ups and downs that have presented themselves over Brown\u2019s pro career, he said that he is used to the expected criticism that comes with being a pro athlete.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHaters? It\u2019s a part of it. They don\u2019t build statues for haters,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThey build statues for people that do things, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Brown is in some unique circumstances as a NBA superstar, he said that his challenges with anxiety and depression are no different from the hurdles that countless others face in their respective lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s advice for those going through the same issues?<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say it\u2019s okay. Never let anything break your spirit,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s gonna deal with adversity at some point, even plants struggle to get sunlight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the interview, Brown was also asked about what would be the \u201cguiding principle\u201d that he wants to leave for the younger generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moon steals light from the sun,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut people never get the two confused \u2026 We were just talking about haters and imitators. People will imitate you. Take your style, take your lingo, everything that you do.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the moon may steal light from the sun, but the sun is still the sun that still shines every day. We don\u2019t get the two confused.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spotlight will shine even brighter on Brown, 28, going into the 2025-26 season \u2014 with the star expected to serve as the Celtics\u2019 go-to leader and scoring option with Jayson Tatum on the mend from a ruptured Achilles tendon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no question Jaylen will draw the most attention and that Jaylen will thrive in that,\u201d Brad Stevens said of Brown earlier this month<\/a>. \u201cYou saw him several times \u2014 certainly in the few games in the playoffs where we had to play without [Jayson] Tatum, and I thought he did a good job, especially those two home games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s ready for any challenge. He always has been. I\u2019m excited to see all these guys take a step up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n

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