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WASHINGTON – A number of weeks ago, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown publish a tweet asked how he could meet Bill Nye, host of the favored educational television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
The show ran from 1993 to 1998 and the ultimate episode aired before Brown turned two. But teachers continued to point out tapes of the show for years after it aired. Brown was fascinated by it and he wanted to seek out a solution to get to know the person behind it.
On Friday night, Brown got the chance to satisfy Nye after the Celtics beat the Wizards in Washington. The 68-year-old former engineer turned TV star shook hands with the 28-year-old NBA All-Star in a hallway at Capitol One Arena.
During his postgame press conference, Brown smiled and adjusted his hat when asked how the visit was arranged.
“I don’t know why I even tweeted that. I think I was just thinking about your educational experience and it just came to mind. I thought, ‘Man, I really need to meet this guy.’ His contributions to STEM and STEAM were amazing.”
“He made learning fun,” Brown said. “Growing up, I was always excited when the teacher said, 'We're going to watch Bill Nye today.' Looking back, it was pretty cool tonight to be able to shake his hand because he helped me on my educational journey.”
Nye appeared on the Jumbotron with 9:41 left within the second quarter. The Celtics trailed by seven points and Brown had 4 points. In the top, Boston won by 12 points, with 30 points, 11 rebounds and five assists from Brown.
Nye held up a custom Wizards jersey along with his name on the back as his TV show's theme song played. He dropped the jersey and needed to bend all the way down to pick it up before finally giving the group a thumbs up.
Brown said he didn't know prematurely that Nye could be attending the sport.
“I think we were trying to figure out what would work. We may or may not have wanted to do something in LA, but I think he just happened to be here, so it kind of happened. What an honor. I was definitely excited to meet him and it was pretty cool to just shake his hand.”
Nye began his television show after a protracted profession as an engineer at Boeing. He quit his job to turn into a standup comedian and eventually ventured into television. “Bill Nye the Science Guy” won 19 Emmy Awards during its run, inspiring a generation of young people.
Brown is the founding father of the 7uice Foundation Their mission is to shut the chance gap for youth in underserved communities within the hopes of making a more just, equitable and sustainable society.
The foundation's flagship initiative is the Bridge Program, which provides educational and leadership counseling to Black and brown students in grades 8-12 from underserved communities.
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