Celtics Jaylen Brown threatens to sue City of…
The Jaylen Brown vs. City of Beverly Hills drama isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Speaking to Andscape after the Celtics’ 121-110 victory over the Warriors on Thursday evening, Brown expressed that he continues to really feel disrespected by the City of Beverly Hills and is contemplating legal motion following the occasions that occurred Feb. 14 at the Beverly Hills home owned by Oakley founder Jim Jannard.
“I’m not a legality type of pursuing guy, but you embarrassed my brand and my team. And I think that is unfair,” Brown told Andscape. “And for you to continue to tell untruths in your apology statement, I feel offended by it. I will circle back with my team this weekend, and we will make a decision.”
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown brings the ball up the court against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA basketball sport in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) AP
Here’s a timeline of occasions as it occurred:
Saturday, Feb. 14 | Event shutdown, social media drama
Brown hosted an event at Jannard’s home — which included panel discussions that includes former Warriors star Andre Iguodala, the National Basketball Players Association president, and rap star LaRussell — to promote his model, 741Performance.
There have been plans for an afterparty, but that second never arrived.
Police confirmed up at 7 p.m. and shut down the celebration, without talking with Brown and Jannard.
Brown took to social media after the event was shut down, blasting Beverly Hills and the police division.
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“Beverly Hills is so trash I’m offended had a great panel about the future of culture with great guest people worked hard for this how dare y’all,” the NBA star posted on X.
He also posted an encounter with a Beverly Hills cop. In the video, the NBA guard asks the cop “for a clear reason” why the event is being shut down, including he feels “targeted.”
Jaylen Brown’s Beverly Hills celebration is shut down for not having the proper allow. February 15, 2026, the Beverly Hills Police Department shut down an event hosted by Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, particularly his “LAB 741” event, due to a lack of correct permits.
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“Who’s shutting this down?” calls for Brown.
“That’s above my pay grade,” the officer responds before later including, “The city.”
Brown claimed the event wasn’t a celebration, relatively, it was a panel and it was only 7 in the night, and that music “was playing in the daytime.”
“Well, you applied for a permit, the permit was denied, and you guys still had the event,” the officer solutions.
“We are just trying to have an event, a panel talking about culture, talking about future, talking about leadership. I feel like we’re being targeted,” the annoyed NBA star says to the digicam.
Sunday, Feb. 15 | City of Beverly Hills points assertion, Brown responds
According to a assertion given to The Boston Globe the next morning, the City of Beverly Hills rejected a allow for the event.
“On Saturday, February 14, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) responded to an event taking place at a private residence in the Trousdale neighborhood of the City. An event permit had been applied for and denied by the City due to previous violations associated with events at the address,” the assertion read.
“Despite the fact that the permit was denied, organizers still chose to proceed with inviting hundreds of guests knowing that it was not allowed to occur. BHPD responded and shut down the unpermitted event.”
Jaylen Brown’s Beverly Hills celebration is shut down for not having the proper allow. February 15, 2026, the Beverly Hills Police Department shut down an event hosted by Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, particularly his “LAB 741” event, due to a lack of correct permits.
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Brown refuted that assertion after Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.
“I’m offended by Beverly Hills by the statement they put out, like we applied for something and didn’t get it, and we did it anyway (and) we were insubordinate,” he said postgame. “I know how to follow the rules. I’m smart enough to follow the guidelines. It just seemed like somebody didn’t want whatever we had going on to go on because out of everybody that was doing something, it seemed like I was the only one that gets shut down.”
When requested about the allow, or lack thereof, Brown refuted town’s assertion.
“That was not true,” Brown said. “We didn’t need a permit because the owner of the house, that was his space. We were family friends. He opened up the festivities to us so we didn’t have to. We never applied for one. … I didn’t have to pay for the house or anything. They just opened it up. I had to pay for the build-out, but it was hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted for an event that was supposed to be positive.”
Altogether, Brown said he spent $300,000 on the event, while his sponsors spent about $300,000 to $500,000.
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics dribbles the ball during the sport against the Golden State Warriors on February 19, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Thursday, Feb. 19 | City of Beverly Hills points apology, Browns calls it ‘half ass’
In a considerably stunning transfer, the City of Beverly Hills wrote and launched a assertion via Instagram taking full accountability of the scenario.
“Upon further internal review, the City has determined that its prior public communication contained inaccurate information,” Beverly Hills officers wrote. “Specifically, no permit application was submitted nor denied for the event and the residence does not have any prior related violations on record. The City takes full accountability for the internal error that resulted in the inaccurate statement being distributed and is working to ensure it does not happen again.”
Beverly Hills City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey then went a step additional, apologizing to Brown and the Jannard household. However, she doubled down on shutting down the celebration, claiming town employees “observed circumstances that are believed to be City code violations and for that reason alone, the event was ended.”
Prior to tipoff that evening in the Bay Area, Brown responded on X to the apology with a assertion and tagged Beverly Hills police.
“This was a private, invitation-only gathering at a private home among friends and partners, not a public or commercial event requiring a permit,” his assertion read. “Music was voluntarily turned off at 6:00 PM; effectively before the ten:00 PM noise ordinance. In advance of the event, our group proactively contacted the Beverly Hills Police Department, requesting to rent an off-duty officer for assist, and that request was declined.
“No proof of any alleged violation was ever produced to the homeowner, our team, or legal counsel. Without observation, documentation, or confirmed violations, enforcement action based on belief alone raises serious due-process concerns.”
He then despatched another tweet an hour later, saying, “You targeted me and my @741Performance event based on biased information then you give a half ass apology after the damage is already done.”
You focused me and my @741Performance event based on biased data then you give a half ass apology after the harm is already executed— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) February 20, 2026
Everything got here to a head after the Celtics’ victory when talking with reporters.
“I wanted to enjoy myself, and I felt that got taken away,” Brown told reporters after Thursday’s sport, in which he had a triple-double. “I used to be embarrassed. If it occurred to me, I’m sure it occurred to a bunch of people in the past. I look at it like that. There are most likely a bunch of people that don’t scream, falls on deaf fears, which is unlucky. I’m not sure what the conclusion is. … Even the assertion that they put out, they included some stuff that wasn’t true, even in the apology.
“So I don’t think the apology is acceptable. I lost a lot of money (with our) partners, et cetera. People were making assumptions that we didn’t go through the proper protocols. So, all around it’s just a bad taste in my mouth. I’m extremely offended. My team is offended. I’m not sure what the conclusion is going to be. All I know is it’s some bulls—.”
When requested if the shutdown was racially motivated, Brown had some highly effective phrases.
“I don’t know if it was a me thing,” he told Andscape. “I don’t know if it was a demographic thing. I can’t speak for them. All I know: We were targeted. People can infer the rest.”
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