This week, thieves raided the home of Boston Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown's mother and assistant coach — and they took Brown's 2024 NBA championship ring — in a bid to protect the billionaire athlete. This is the latest in a series of robberies targeting residences.
The NBA champion's mother and nephew were at their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on December 15 when someone broke the window from outside. According to NBC10.
The team was invaded while on a road trip to Washington, DC. NBAE (via Getty Images)
Nothing was taken from the Brown home, police said.
“There was no indication that anything had been disturbed in the residence, and there was no indication that anything had been taken from the residence,” Wellesley Lt. Marie Cleary said, according to the newspaper's report.
Brown and the Celtics were on the road to play the Washington Wizards in the nation's capital.
The home of Celtics assistant coach Amile Jefferson was also targeted by thieves, who removed a freshly minted 2024 NBA championship ring from his home in Newton on Sunday. CBS News reported.
The outlet added that no one was home at the time of the break-in.
Wellesley and Newton police have not announced any arrests.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzula addressed the incident Thursday before his team played the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden in Boston.
“They're healthy. That's good. So they're safe. I think that's scary for people,” he said.
“You know things like this happen in different sports, and of course you're aware of it, but when it happens to you, you realize the risks there. It will be.”
Earlier this month, Cincinnati Bengal quarterback Joe Burrow had his Ohio home burglarized during a nationally televised “Monday Night Football” game against the Cowboys in Dallas.
The thieves, aware of the calendar, entered through Mr Barrow's bedroom window and “ransacked” the apartment complex.
Kansas City Chiefs superstars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were also targeted by brazen thieves.
The two-time champions had their Kansas City-area home burglarized on multiple days in October.
Both incidents occurred before and after the Chiefs' game against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 6, also on “Monday Night Football.”
