Jaylen Brown misspells James Naismith's name on custom sneakers / News - Basketnews.com

Celtics star Jaylen Brown questions basketball's origins with his custom-made sneakers and a misspelled "Was it really Neismith?" message.

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During a Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown wore custom-made sneakers with an unusual message written on them.

The message read, "Was it really Neismith?" which appears to question whether Dr. James Naismith was the true inventor of basketball. However, the name "Naismith" was misspelled as "Neismith" on the shoes.

In addition to this message, Brown's basketball sneakers also contained the message "Just do better" and some images of places from Mesoamerican culture.

Despite the attention his shoes received, Brown and the Celtics suffered a 130-122 loss on the road. Boston still leads the series 2-1 before Game 4 in Atlanta.

For the first game between the Celtics and the Hawks, Jaylen Brown used his shoes to honor the late Bill Russell, who is a legendary figure in Boston's sports and basketball history.

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