NBA fans think Jaylen Brown drops ‘Nike diss track’ as Celtics star teases new song with rapper A$AP Ferg

BOSTON Celtics star Jaylen Brown has shared a teaser of his new song Just Do It, which he collaborated on with rapper A$AP Ferg.

And NBA fans were quick to suggest the 6-foot-6 guard might have used his beef with Nike as inspiration when writing the lyrics.

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Brown , 27, has spoken out against Nike in the past, most notably when the sportswear giant parted ways with fellow NBA star Kyrie Irving in 2022.

The Celtics guard has been seen wearing the brand’s sneakers with the famous Swoosh logo removed — and even suggested the company was behind his Team USA snub for the Paris Olympics.

In his Just Do It verse, released on Thursday, the lyrics don’t mention Nike’s name.

However, the title happens to be the exact same phrase that the sports apparel manufacturer has used as a tagline for decades.

Also, Brown seemingly discussed some of the criticism he’s been subjected to in his career and proving his doubters wrong while talking about a relationship with a girl in the track.

“I’m the only one they wanna f**k with now. But they be hating on the low. But I done took the game and flipped it upside down. Ballin ain’t the only thing I know,” he rapped.

The ex-University of California standout made a sneaker analogy in another line.

“If we could run it back, would you cherish it? Uh, like I cherish you. But now you get replaced like a pair of shoes,” it went.

A number of NBA fans couldn’t help but think the song looked like a shot at Nike.

“Jaylen Brown putting out a Nike diss track???” one asked on X.

“NIKE DISS,” another wrote.

“This is exactly why he got left off Team USA,” a third said.

“He cooked Nike ngl,” one added.

Brown called out Nike in a brutal social media post just after the news of his Celtics teammate Derrick White, and not him, replacing LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard on the Paris-bound Olympic roster.

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“@nike this what we doing?” he wrote.

The three-time All-Star doubled down on his claim that the Team USA sponsor influenced the decision as he appeared at the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League.

“I do, for sure,” he told CLNS .

“There be more stuff to come with that.

“As of now, I’m not going to comment on it.”

The US men’s basketball team won gold in Paris , beating host nation France in the final.