"Just want to hoop": Fans react hilariously as Jaylen Brown fails to guess artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and many others

It is common for people from different fields to not be aware of personalities from other industries. Let's consider this instance where a celebrated NBA figure failed to recognize music artists. This is exactly what the Internet witnessed as Jaylen Brown struggled to identify musicians during the recent Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks game.

Amid a heated game, the Boston Celtic Basketballer lightened the mood with an identification game. Although he failed to identify big names like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, it sparked humor across the stadium in TD Garden, Boston. As the video reached the Internet, fans flooded the comments with hilarious reactions.

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X-users in splits as Jaylen Brown struggles to guess music artists

According to Brown, Jaylen Brown didn’t really seem interested in guessing the names of the artists. He was probably focusing on his game!

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A user remarked that although Brown couldn’t guess the names of most of the celebs, he did well enough for a sportsperson.

I think that was an understandable amount of correct answers.

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Another user claimed that staying updated about the musicians requires deep-diving into Reddit gossip.

Who knows all the artists unless they are interested in rRedditgossip

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He did great (via BJDrunkster/ X)

A user praised Jaylen Brown for his attempt.

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Not only professional athletes like Brown, a fan admitted that he could relate to the struggle.

Jaylen brown just like me

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Jaylen managed to identify some globally acclaimed artists in the music industry. A fan praised his taste in music by the recognition skills.

From the ones he got right I can tell he got a good music taste

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A netizen remarked.

What did you expect,bro was too busy gaining a 5.0 GPA and gaining scholarship from Nasa to be watching T.V

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Fans have admired how Jaylen doesn’t care much about what others say and stays in his own world.

He doesnt even care, thats the best part about it, he lives in his own world

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For once, Jaylen’s reactions to the interviewer’s question looked similar to how the user would react when their parents introduced them to relatives they hadn't seen in ages.

my exact reaction when my mum ask who that is at the family function

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Another X-user shared their results.

I knew the exact opposite of the ones he knew

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A user pointed out that the pictures did not do justice to Billy Joel.

That was a terrible picture to use for Billy Joel.

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Considering how focused Jaylen Brown was as a professional NBA star, netizens praised him, and it wasn't just about his on-field performance. How many could you guess?