Boston Celtics receive massive backlash over photo featuring Colin Kaepernick and Jaylen Brown

Colin Kaepernick was at the Boston Celtics' recent game as they faced the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. While there, Kaepernick took a picture with Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown to the surprise of some fans. Many of those fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure at the Celtics organization for posting the photo.

Some urged the Celtics to remove the photo and tweeted that the franchise is politically run:

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 Yeah go ahead and delete this

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 Celtics are so woke. Such a politically run organization 🤢🤮

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 Sorry, major L for you. https://t.co/97JqfHDipU

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 I just threw up in my own mouth

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 C’mon Jalen… your better than that…

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 Krapernick is garbage

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 I don’t think anyone ask for this. Deleted!!

@celtics @FCHWPO @Kaepernick7 That's the dude who thinks all whites are bad even though his own black family threw him away so a nice white family had to raise him in a nice home all to throw shade that guy

Tf twitter.com/celtics/status…

This man needs to teach a course at a university on how he went from being benched to the face of social justice , he’s up there with Obama on bamboozling the black community. twitter.com/celtics/status…

Seeing Brown talking to Kaepernick should come as no surprise as he has supported the former quarterback in the past. The NBA All-Star made the choice to make a social statement back in February on Super Bowl Sunday. Brown showed up at the TD Garden wearing a No. 7 jersey with the message "#ImWithKap" on it. It was a message of support for the former NFL quarterback.

Jaylen Brown wearing a Kaepernick jersey on Super Bowl Sunday this year. Source: @kaepernick7 (Twitter)

It has been some time since fans saw Kaepernick on the NFL field. The former second-round pick has been an advocate for racial and social justice during his time away from the NFL.

Why Colin Kaepernick hasn't played in the NFL since the 2016 season

Back in the preseason of the 2016 campaign, Colin Kaepernick took a kneel for the first time. The then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback was protesting racial injustice and police brutality taking place in America. In his final season in the NFL, Kaepernick threw for 2,241 yards, 16 touchdowns, and four interceptions. The 49ers decided not to renew the quarterback's contract after that season.

Back in May, the former University of Nevada star worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders in hopes of an NFL return. However, Kaepernick hasn't gotten the call to play this season.

The question remains as to whether we will see the quarterback suit up again in the NFL. Given that the league has softened its stance on him, there is a chance. Time will tell if Colin Kaepernick will be welcomed back.

Edited by John Maxwell

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