Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have to know that COVID-19 has been quite the controversial issue around the NBA. From Kyrie Irving’s stand-off to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calling out players, we’ve seen it all thus far.
Unfortunately, vaccination doesn’t prevent people from getting the virus, which was the case with Jaylen Brown, who tested positive earlier in the month and had to be held out and undergo quarantine.
And, even though he’s been fully cleared to play and has been quite efficient for the Boston Celtics during the young season, it seems like the young star continues to struggle with the after-effects.
NBA News: Jaylen Brown Speaks Up On Playing Through Covid-19 Effects
“Like, I feel great. And then it feels like instead of playing one game, it kind of feels like I played three. I’m used to my body responding and recovering a lot faster. I know I just turned 25, but this can’t be what it looks like on the other side,” Brown told ESPN.
“As I continue to fight through it and continue to play more games and get the right stuff into my system, it will get better,” the young star added. “Right now it has been inconsistent. I think that’s obvious. But my body hasn’t felt the same.”
That seems to be on the same page with his teammate Jayson Tatum, who said that he was running out of air during games last season after testing positive for the virus. Eventually, the effects passed and he went back to his old self.
Hopefully, that will also be the case with Brown. We’ve lost way too many people because of this virus and all we want is to go back to normalcy. At least, that’s what the NBA is aiming for right now.