Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown thanked the City of Beverly Hills for apologizing to him on Thursday, but said the “damage is already done” after police officers shut down a panel he hosted at a mansion during NBA All-Star Weekend.
After officers shut down the event at 410 Trousdale Place last Saturday, the City of Beverly Hills stated that an event permit had been applied for and denied due to previous violations associated with events at the address. In an update issued Thursday, the city said no permit application was submitted or denied, and the residence had no previous violations.
“The city’s previous statement about the weekend event at the Trousdale home was inaccurate, and on behalf of the city, I would like to apologize to Jaylen Brown and the Jannard family,” city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey said in a statement.
Brown said Thursday on X that “in a moment that was supposed to be celebrated you embarrassed me and my brand (741 Performance).” He also issued the following statement on social media:
My response to @BeverlyHillsPD pic.twitter.com/cFmIMRJuTu
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) February 20, 2026
The Jannard family allowed Brown to use its mansion for Brown and 741 Performance, his footwear and apparel brand, to host a panel. Following the All-Star Game on Sunday, Brown expressed frustration with the way the situation was handled.
“We’re doing a panel. We’re doing stuff that’s positive. There was nobody that was inconvenienced. It was not, it wasn’t blocking traffic. … It’s All-Star Weekend, it’s Saturday night and it’s 7 p.m. Like, what are we talking about?” Brown said Sunday. “And the city that had an ordinance to shut us down, no matter what the owner of the house said, no matter what we tried to reason with. There was no working with (them).
“They didn’t try to work with us. They didn’t try to have a conversation. They came right in and shut everything down. So the statement they put out is completely false. I stand by that. My team operated with the utmost respect to the neighbors and everybody, and they were harassed to some degree. People can make of it what they want.”
Brown also said Sunday that he and his team never applied for a permit because they didn’t need one.
“The city has a responsibility to its residents and neighborhoods to ensure adherence to established regulations for events held at private residences,” Hunt-Coffey said. “These are designed to support the safety and welfare of neighbors and attendees. City staff observed circumstances that are believed to be city code violations and for that reason alone, the event was ended.”
— The Athletic’s Dan Woike contributed.