Celtics forward Jaylen Brown returned to practice Wednesday after being excused from Tuesday’s session because his mother’s home in Wellesley was broken into Sunday, with his mother and nephew in the home, according to two NBA sources.
Brown’s family is safe and he was working out Wednesday when the media was allowed into practice at Auerbach Center.
In a statement, the Celtics said: “The safety of Celtics players, families, and staff is of the utmost importance to us. We are aware of the recent incidents and are working with authorities. The team will have no further comment at this time.”
NBA security is also involved.
The Wellesley Police Department responded to a call for a possible breaking and entering at a residence on Kenilworth Road on Sunday at approximately 8:21 p.m., the department said in a statement. Officers checked the residence and confirmed there was an attempted break-in when they found a broken window.
The residents were home at the time of the incident. It did not appear anything had been disturbed inside the residence nor did it appear anything was taken from the residence. There were no injuries. Detectives responded to investigate. The incident remains under investigation at this time.
Several professional athletes have dealt with break-ins recently, including Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis.
Brown was not present at the time of the break-in. According to an NBA source, there also was a break-in at the Newton home of a Celtics assistant coach. The coach’s 2024 championship ring was stolen.
Tonya Alanez of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. This story has been corrected to reflect Brown does not own the home of the Celtics assistant coach.
Gary Washburn is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at gary.washburn@globe.com. Follow him @GwashburnGlobe.
