Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown criticized the Beverly Hills Police Department on Saturday for shutting down a panel he hosted during All-Star weekend. After Sunday's game, according to ESPN's Baxter Holmes, Brown dismissed a statement issued by BHPD during his post-game media availability.
"I'm hurt by the statement made by Beverly Hills, as if we applied for something and didn't get it, and yet we got it done." [and] We were disobedient," Brown said after the NBA All-Star Game. "I know how to follow the rules. I'm smart enough to follow the guidelines. It seemed like no one wanted whatever we were doing to continue because out of everything we were doing, it seemed like I was the only one who got shut down.
Brown claims the event was quiet, filled with fans, social media influencers and NBA players like the Celtics All-Star forward.
Brown didn't hold back when he called out his ex, the Beverly Hills Police, on Twitter.
He wrote, "Beverly Hills is so trash I'm offended, here was a great panel with a great guest about the future of the culture, people worked hard for this, how dare you guys."
"For a little more context, police came to shut down Jaylen Brown's panel in Beverly Hills around 7 p.m., claiming he didn't file the proper permits," Daniel Donabedian of ClutchPoints reported on X.
"I know I play for the Celtics, and I know we're in L.A. But hey, I didn't think y'all would do this to me," Brown posted on social media via a video of him interacting with police who were dispatched to the event.
Statement from Beverly Hills PD regarding Celtics' Jaylen Brown.
Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown revealed a lot over All-Star weekend, including a potential career opportunity with the UFC, and how his program was unexpectedly shut down by Beverly Hills Police. According to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, the following statement regarding Brown's event was released by BHPD.
"On Saturday, February 14, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) responded to an event taking place at a private residence in the city's Trousdale neighborhood. An event permit had been applied for and denied by the city due to previous violations associated with events at the address," the statement said.
"Despite the fact that the permit was denied, the organizers still decided to invite hundreds of guests, despite knowing that this was not allowed to happen. BHPD responded and shut down the unpermitted event."
Brown disputed this account from the Beverly Hills Police Department and said he believed he was targeted by city police.
