Brooke Sutherland

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Hi, everyone.

Thank you so much for joining us tonight.

We're really excited about the conversation.

And thank you, Jalen, for being here.

Thank you.

You've had a particularly impressive season this year, breaking several Boston Celtics records, including recently tying with Larry Bird for the most consecutive games scored with at least 30 points.

So congratulations.

Thank you.

but you've been a passionate advocate throughout your career about both you and your colleagues on the court being seen as more than just athletes.

You're a thinker, you're a social justice advocate, you're an entrepreneur and a philanthropist.

Can you talk about that dynamic and what is it like for you to juggle all of those different roles?

And you're also, you use your platform a lot to speak out on issues off the court.

Can you talk about why that's important to you and why that's something that you choose to do?

Do you feel like since you've been doing that, the narrative around athletes has changed?

Do you feel like it's starting to break through, this multidimensional aspect?

And you turned down endorsement offers worth $50 million over multiple years and chose instead to launch your own sneaker brand, 741.