Beverly Hills going to do Beverly Hills things!

https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/us-news/nba-player-jaylen-browns-beverly-hills-event-shut-down-by-police/

westcoastdude said:

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Beverly Hills going to do Beverly Hills things!
https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/us-news/nba-player-jaylen-browns-beverly-hills-event-shut-down-by-police/

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tnx westcoastdude, but sadly most of us don't subscribe to nypost. maybe share a brief synops?
signed (mostly) lurck.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown expressed outrage on social media after Beverly Hills police shut down an event he was hosting during the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend.
According to the New York Post, the incident occurred on Saturday night, February 14, at a mansion in Beverly Hills. Brown, who posted a video of his interaction with law enforcement on X (formerly Twitter), claimed the gathering was not a party but a "panel talking about culture... future... [and] leadership" that took place around 7 p.m.
In the video, Brown tells an officer he feels "targeted" and demands a reason for the shutdown. The officer responds that the decision came from "the city" and was "above my pay grade," specifically noting that organizers had applied for a permit which was denied, yet proceeded with the event anyway.
Brown blasted the city in his posts, writing, "Beverly Hills is so trash I'm offended... people worked hard for this how dare y'all." The Beverly Hills Police Department referred media inquiries to its code enforcement department.

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westcoastdude said:

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Beverly Hills going to do Beverly Hills things!
https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/us-news/nba-player-jaylen-browns-beverly-hills-event-shut-down-by-police/

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tnx westcoastdude, but sadly most of us don't subscribe to nypost. maybe share a brief synops?
signed (mostly) lurck.

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Here's an Instagram link to what they're talking about:
https://instagr.am/p/DUxGc4NDlJp

Jaylen's a cerebral, class act. I'm sorry that he went through that, especially in California.

Oakbear said:

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PermiTs, i don't got to show you no stinking permits

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iirc the last word was Badges

HairOfTheBear said:

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smh said:

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Oakbear said:

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PermiTs, i don't got to show you no stinking permits

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iirc the last word was Badges

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of course it was, but being such an iconic line, lots of people substitute a keyword for badges and make jokes.

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"It's Beverly Hills Jake."

"Stay out of Malibu, Lebowski!"

There's no crying in basketball.

"May the 4th be with you"

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Oakbear said:

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PermiTs, i don't got to show you no stinking permits

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iirc the last word was Badges

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I know, But what relevance would that have to do with them not pulling permits

This house in BH has been rejected multiple times for a permit, way before JB's gathering. I'm disappointed he decided to call this racism. He always seemed like all passion not much study to me. This did nothing to change my opinion.

upsetof86 said:

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This house in BH has been rejected multiple times for a permit, way before JB's gathering. I'm disappointed he decided to call this racism. He always seemed like all passion not much study to me. This did nothing to change my opinion.

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He did not call it racism, at least not explicitly. He called Beverly Hills "trash" and said "I feel like we are being targeted."

Since this is an NBA thread:

"On Feb. 17, 1994, Spurs legend David Robinson recorded the NBA's fourth-ever quadruple-double.* There hasn't been another one
since.

Nate Thurmond in 1974: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks

Alvin Robertson in 1986: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals

Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 11 blocks, and 10 assists

David Robinson in 1994: 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks

Who's next? There are several reasons for the NBA's quadruple-double drought and one giant reason it may soon come to an end: Victor Wembanyama.

*Of note: Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain recorded multiple quadruple-doubles (and maybe even a quintuple-double) in their day, but since blocks and steals weren't official NBA statistics until 1972, they are considered unofficial."
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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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"Audacity" - my point exactly. Its performative to me. He knows he is a baller, would play in the NBA, Cal or wherever he'd chosen.

upsetof86 said:

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This house in BH has been rejected multiple times for a permit, way before JB's gathering. I'm disappointed he decided to call this racism. He always seemed like all passion not much study to me. This did nothing to change my opinion.

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Straight garbage take. Jaylen has always presented himself well, before Cal, at Cal and after Cal.

At best, it seems you have an axe to grind against someone who doesn't accept the status quo and is willing to challenge authority.

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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Do you have any citations for Jaylen not doing well in those classes?

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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Do you have any citations for Jaylen not doing well in those classes?

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I know somebody who knows. That's good enough for me. I didn't ask for any details and wouldn't share them if I did.

I have no idea what kinds of classes Brown took at Cal. My personal experience was long ago and mostly in Physics. I can't imagine taking a graduate Physics class as a freshman but I've read stories of a few prodigies doing so.

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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Do you have any citations for Jaylen not doing well in those classes?

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I know somebody who knows. That's good enough for me. I didn't ask for any details and wouldn't share them if I did.

I have no idea what kinds of classes Brown took at Cal. My personal experience was long ago and mostly in Physics. I can't imagine taking a graduate Physics class as a freshman but I've read stories of a few prodigies doing so.

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That's a pretty crap answer. Anyone can make a claim about him while hiding behind the anonymity of "someone who knows." If you're going to criticize Jaylen, at least have the balls to cite your source.

As for comparing your experiences to Jaylen's, does that also mean that because you couldn't be a professional athlete as a 19 year old that Jaylen shouldn't have either? How ridiculous is that argument?

Second article is a must read

Thanks for posting

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01Bear said:

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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Do you have any citations for Jaylen not doing well in those classes?

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I know somebody who knows. That's good enough for me. I didn't ask for any details and wouldn't share them if I did.

I have no idea what kinds of classes Brown took at Cal. My personal experience was long ago and mostly in Physics. I can't imagine taking a graduate Physics class as a freshman but I've read stories of a few prodigies doing so.

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That's a pretty crap answer. Anyone can make a claim about him while hiding behind the anonymity of "someone who knows." If you're going to criticize Jaylen, at least have the balls to cite your source.

As for comparing your experiences to Jaylen's, does that also mean that because you couldn't be a professional athlete as a 19 year old that Jaylen shouldn't have either? How ridiculous is that argument?

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FWIW I was able to find a few seemingly-reputable sources indicating Brown's graduate class was in Cultural Studies of Sport in Education.

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/cal-alumni-news-jaylen-brown-kate-scott-cj-anderson-ben-ross/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/11/11/cal-freshman-jaylen-brown-making-an-impression-in-classroom/

https://time.com/7025886/jaylen-brown-interview-time100-next-2024/

From the last: "Brown got his waiver and earned an A"

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stu said:

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01Bear said:

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calumnus said:

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Jaylen is definitely someone any Cal fan should be celebrating. He is the epitome of the athletes we should be recruiting to Cal if we want to be significant again: a McDonald's All American from Georgia recruited by all the top programs but chose Cal because of our history of social activism and because he welcomed the academic challenge. Even petitioned to take graduate level classes as a freshman.

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He gets points for audacity but I heard that did not go well.

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Do you have any citations for Jaylen not doing well in those classes?

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I know somebody who knows. That's good enough for me. I didn't ask for any details and wouldn't share them if I did.

I have no idea what kinds of classes Brown took at Cal. My personal experience was long ago and mostly in Physics. I can't imagine taking a graduate Physics class as a freshman but I've read stories of a few prodigies doing so.

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That's a pretty crap answer. Anyone can make a claim about him while hiding behind the anonymity of "someone who knows." If you're going to criticize Jaylen, at least have the balls to cite your source.

As for comparing your experiences to Jaylen's, does that also mean that because you couldn't be a professional athlete as a 19 year old that Jaylen shouldn't have either? How ridiculous is that argument?

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FWIW I was able to find a few seemingly-reputable sources indicating Brown's graduate class was in Cultural Studies of Sport in Education.

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/cal-alumni-news-jaylen-brown-kate-scott-cj-anderson-ben-ross/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/11/11/cal-freshman-jaylen-brown-making-an-impression-in-classroom/

https://time.com/7025886/jaylen-brown-interview-time100-next-2024/

From the last: "Brown got his waiver and earned an A"

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Thanks! I thought I read that he did well in the graduate level course. I just couldn't remember where I read that before.

Since it's an NBA thread:

"The outlook isn't brilliant in Sacramento, where the Kings have lost a franchise-worst 16 straight games while losing three players to season-ending injuries (Domantas Sabonis, Zach Lavine and De'Andre Hunter)."
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* One more loss to beat Wyking Jones'/Mark Fox's consecutive loss Cal record

upsetof86 said:

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01Bear said:

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upsetof86 said:

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This house in BH has been rejected multiple times for a permit, way before JB's gathering. I'm disappointed he decided to call this racism. He always seemed like all passion not much study to me. This did nothing to change my opinion.

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Straight garbage take. Jaylen has always presented himself well, before Cal, at Cal and after Cal.

At best, it seems you have an axe to grind against someone who doesn't accept the status quo and is willing to challenge authority.

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I am sick and tired about reading Jaylen Brown is "the smart kid (they actual use the term 'genius' which is ESPN-level goading) in the NBA." He was not an MIT fellow as its been claimed, he was not the youngest to speak at Harvard, etc etc. His parents are very accomplished people and that has clearly put a lot if pressure on this kid but I'm not going to play along. Especially because the dude never clarifies any of these exaggerations which have been written/spurred on by him. Given all that, and it is a much longer list than I've recounted, this Beverly Hills victimization story is a major eye roller. He is a fine basketball player, the rest he is involved in is self promotion. My opinion and apparently Stephen A says his teammates think same.

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Oh look, it's another garbage take.

You want to cite ESPN's Stephen A. as an authority on Jaylen (even though you didn't even bother to provide a citation for his alleged opinion of Jaylen) while you also argue that Stephen A.'s own employer is full of crap. You can't have it both ways, either ESPN (and therefore, Stephen A.) is full of crap, or ESPN is not full of crap.

Also, why should Jaylen be responsible for correcting ESPN's "genius" label about him? (Again, you assert this without any citation, I'm starting to sense a trend here). He may not read these press releases about him and even if he does, it's incumbent upon the writer to get his story right, not on the subject (unless the writer said something false and defamatory).

As for the Beverly Hills story, the facts are clear, the City of Beverly Hills lied. It jumped the gun and intentionally lied about (1) the gathering needing a permit and (2) the permit having been denied. Then there were other false statements made (possibly by the City) that the house at which the gathering took place had been cited numerously in the past for public distubances. In the City's subsequent statement*, it corrected all of this and stated none of it was actually true. Yet, the City jumped out early and made its false statements, without bothering to conduct even a cursory investigation, in order to create a basis for confirmation bias against Jaylen in the minds of the easily manipulated who then ignore subsequent facts that conflict with their original belief.

*See, https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47981924/beverly-hills-apologizes-jaylen-brown-unhappy-shutdown