Jaylen Brown
publication date: Friday, February 28, 2025 (part of February 2025)
category: Sports
clue: Basketball's resident genius took masters-level courses as a college freshman, was named an MIT fellow, almost did an internship with NASA, and was in robotics class when he learned that he'd been hired into the NBA.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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