Overview
- Brown visited his alma mater in Marietta on Friday, where Wheeler High retired his high school No. 0 during a Martin Luther King Jr. assembly.
- The jersey unveiling briefly stalled when a rope snapped before staff climbed up to reveal the banner, a moment Brown said felt fitting for his high school journey.
- He told students about resilience and recalled a 2014 classroom incident in which a substitute predicted he would end up in jail, saying he used the remark as motivation while expressing empathy for teachers’ challenges.
- Coverage linked his message to his education-focused philanthropy, including work through his 7uice Foundation and learning programs he supports in the Boston area.
- The honor capped a homecoming for a former Wheeler state champion who played one season at Cal, was drafted No. 3 by Boston in 2016, and later earned 2024 NBA Finals MVP.