Jaylen Brown had a huge night for the Team Stripes at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, helping his team win two of the three mini-games that are part of the league’s new format, which appears to be well-received. But not everything went smoothly for the Georgia native that weekend, as Brown hosted a pop-up event at the Oakley founder’s private home that was shut down by the Beverly Hills Police Department because despite (according to police) the permit application being denied, Brown had denied all applications in the first place.
The Cal alum took some time to explain his understanding of what happened in this situation, suggesting that he may have been targeted by an unknown group that didn’t want his event to be held at the location. “I’ll provide some context,” Brown explained. “I did an event for my brand 741; I’m also a brand partner with Oakley. The house is Jim Jannard’s house. He’s actually the son of the founder or owner of Oakley. So as a family friend, he opened the celebration for us and allowed us to have the event in the space.”
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“We had a pop-up talking about culture, talking about the future of independence, creative control and all that,” the Celtic star continued. “A bunch of different people were just there talking about positivity in the community, but it seemed like there were people who didn’t want that to happen.”
February 15, 2026; Inglewood, CA, USA; Boston Celtics’ All-Stars forward Jaylen Brown (7) shoots past All-Stars center Chet Holmgren (7) of the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 4 of the 75th NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
“We don’t need a permit because the owner of the house, that’s his space,” Brown added. “We are family friends. He opened up the celebration to us so we didn’t have to, we never applied.”
“I think they told the press the statement they made. Someone sent it to me and said we applied and were denied. Never applied for a permit. Jim Jennard, he’s the founder of Oakley. You know what I mean? I’m a brand partner. Oakley, they opened the house to me. I didn’t have to pay for the house. fee or anything. They just opened it up. I had to pay for the expansion. But it was a waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It would have been a positive thing, but the announcement from Beverly Hills makes me angry, like we applied for something and didn’t get it, but we did it anyway, like I know how to follow the rules.”
“It seems like there are people who don’t want what’s going on with us to continue. Because out of all the people who are doing something, it seems like I’m the only one that’s being shut down, so you tell me how I should feel about this.”
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