By Ashley Iasimone
Chris Brown says that he was invited - and then disinvited - to play at the celebrity 2024 NBA ALL-Star Game.
The singer posted alleged screenshots of emails on Instagram Stories that welcomed him to the event.
One screenshot showed an email titled "NBA ALL-Star 2024 Welcome x Chris Brown," while another showed a mockup of a blue uniform he'd wear as a part of Lil Wayne's team. "We are thrilled that you will be part of the weekend!"
"I was asked by the NBA to play in the all star game this year! Only for them to call later and say thay couldn't do IT because of their sponsors, like RUFFLES," Brown wrote on his Insagram Stories.
"At this point I'm sick of people bothering me and I'm tired of living in the f----ing past."
"I ONLY GO WHERE IM APPRECIATED," he added.
An NBA spokesperson told Billboard, "Ruffles had no input into the Celebrity Game rosters."
A representative for Ruffles said in a statement to Billboard, "Ruffles sponsored the NBA ALL-Star Celebrity Game, however did not have any involvement in, nor visibility to, any player decisions or celebrity invite discussions."
