Brian Scalabrine retracts claim about Jaylen Brown wanting trade from Celtics

Brian Scalabrine, a former Celtics player and broadcaster, has retracted his claim that Jaylen Brown requested a trade from the Boston Celtics. Scalabrine had initially reported that Brown asked out, but the player's camp refuted this, calling it "10,000 percent a lie." They clarified that Brown only sought input regarding a trade to a different team. Scalabrine acknowledged the backlash and stated that Brown did not demand a trade, but there may have been discussions regarding a contract extension. Scalabrine's comments were made during an NBC Sports Boston pregame show on October 26.

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