Jaylen Brown faced the media after a frustrating loss to the Bulls, but there were other things on his mind that made him appear agitated.

On the very first question, Brown was asked about the break-in that occurred at his mother’s home in Wellesley on Sunday night while he was away on a road trip in Washington D.C.

Brown had family members inside the home at the time of the attempted robbery. Nobody was hurt, but the shock and frustration that came with the thought of what could have happened persisted.

Brown was excused from practice Tuesday, came back on Wednesday, and then Thursday night he found himself in front of reporters talking about the situation.

“It’s been a tough week,” Brown said. “Obviously, my mother’s security is of the utmost importance to me and that’s been compromised. So, it’s been a tough week. We’ve had media members and reporters outside our house trying to get an inside scoop, but have some respect. It’s been a tough week. I’m not going to lie.”

Brown said his family is “alright” and added that he was thankful that it was just a scare. He is not the only member of a professional sports organization whose house has been targeted in recent weeks.

Celtics assistant coach Amile Jefferson’s 2024 championship ring was stolen during a break-in at his Newton home this week.

Brown and Jefferson are just the most recent pair of figures in the sports world to deal with a break-in. Bucks forward Bobby Portis said “most of his prized possessions” were taken when his home was burglarized last month. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow have all had their homes burglarized recently.

“The Celtics have provided information for us to kind of figure it out and make sure that we can do our job when we travel and stuff,” Brown said. “I know it’s been going on in different parts of the world and in different parts of the U.S. where similar things have happened to athletes, etc.

“So, hopefully anybody who it hasn’t happened to yet, just make sure you have things in place to make sure it doesn’t,” he added. “Obviously to go through that experience and people still in there, still in the crib and stuff like that, it just makes you think about some things differently.”

The questions kept coming, mostly about the break-in and some about basketball. A serious conversation about family, security, and fear was mixed with talk about 3-pointers and technical fouls.

It got to the point where Brown wanted to move on from the topic about what happened at his mother’s house.

“Next question,” Brown said, when asked a follow-up question about what the situation has made him think about differently.

The next question was about how he’s dealing with the emotions of the situation. There was a lengthy, awkward pause as Brown thought about it.

The 28-year-old reigning NBA Finals MVP sighed and ultimately decided not to answer.

“I don’t got a comment, man. Next question,” he said.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said seeing the break-ins happen to other sports figures can be scary. The break-in at Brown’s mother’s house made it hit close to home. The coach said he is relieved that Brown’s family is safe.

“Obviously when something like that happens, you’re much more heightened to the awareness,” Mazzulla said. “So just being educated on all the small steps you can take. A lot of it’s out of your control, but there’s things that you can do.

“Whether it’s been our front office, whether it’s been the security team, whether it’s been local police departments, they’ve done a good job educating us on how we can get better,” he continued. “But the most important thing is making sure the families and people involved are as comfortable and safe as they can be, and not just safe from the standpoint of their homes, but psychologically as well.”

Jayson Tatum said he couldn’t imagine what it would be like if something like that happened to his mother.

“It really puts things in perspective,” Tatum said. “Obviously everybody’s family is most important, more important than any game that we’ll play. So I can only imagine how tough that is to have it on you mind and still try to come out here and do your job at a high level. Just being there for him in any way that we can and knowing that we’re all in this together.”