Story byVictor BarbosaTue, January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM UTC·2 min readBoston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown is in the midst of an MVP-caliber season and was recently named an All-Star Game starter for the first time in his career. In the wake of two fatal shootings of U. S. citizens in January in Minneapolis involving federal agents, Brown discussed the situation. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrown’s comments come days after 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti was killed by a Border Patrol agent and weeks following the killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross. The pair of shootings have occurred amid a massive immigration enforcement operation and subsequent protests in Minnesota. Brown is the National Basketball Players Association (NBAPA) vice president.“I think I try to use my platform, as an athlete, to make situations that need a little bit more attention, for us to be able to focus on,” the 29-year-old said, according to a report by Celtics Wire’s Justin Quinn. “Obviously, basketball is entertainment.