Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been using Muay Thai to train
And while it was not a recent development for the Cal alum (he turned to it two seasons ago after a rough postseason exit sent him searching for new ways to develop his game, according to the article), it does seem to be an impactful one for Brown. One of the instructors from the Boston gym he elected to join for that training (Citadel Martial Arts), Lionel Young, explained the motivation for the training strategy shift to Devlin.
"He was looking for the warrior in him," said Young, who noted that Brown was "looking for something that he hasn't been able to get elsewhere."
"Being able to incorporate that into my mind and my body has been great," the Celtics star would later relate in a Men's Health video clip from YouTube.
Brown reportedly gives Muay Thai credit for helping augment his footwork, body control, and overall mobility, and with costar on the wing Jayson Tatum out for the season as he rehabs a torn Achilles, Brown will need every advantage he can muster to keep Boston in the thick of things in an improving NBA.
And it sounds like he has found his muse in the ring.
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