Eschewing the groupthink, the Boston Celtics regarded his polymath tendencies as a positive and have been rewarded accordingly by his displays on-courtJaylen Brown of Boston Celtics dunks the ball against the Miami Heat at TD Garden in Boston. He was voted Most Valuable Player in their Eastern Conference finals series. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Only in professional sport could somebody’s high level of intelligence and broad range of academic interests be regarded as problematic.Challenging times continue for Ireland, on the double Voted Most Valuable Player in their Eastern Conference finals series victory over the Indiana Pacers, currently on a five-year contract worth $304 million, he has improved with each passing season while simultaneously building the most eclectic off-court portfolio.
“I want to bring Black Wall Street here to Boston,” he said. “I wanna attack the wealth disparity here. I think analytics support that stimulating the wealth gap could be actually for the betterment of the entire economy. With the biggest financial deal in the history of the NBA, it makes sense to talk about investment in the community. It’s true also, you know, the wealth disparity here, that nobody wants to talk about is top five in the US, is something that we can all improve on it.