Celtics' Jaylen Brown claims refs had 'agenda' in series vs. 76ers
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown called for an investigation into referees after a playoff loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday in Boston. Photo by Rhona Wise/EPA-EFE May 4 (UPI) -- Jaylen Brown sounded off on Twitch, saying referees "had an agenda" against the Boston Celtics during their series with the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown filmed himself on the streaming service Sunday.
The 76ers eliminated the Celtics from the playoffs with a 109-100 victory in Game 7 of their first-round series Saturday in Boston. The second-seeded Celtics were called for 23 fouls, compared to 19 for the 76ers. The seventh-seeded 76ers outshot the Celtics 47.
6% to 39. 8%. Brown called out 76ers center Joel Embiid for "flopping," or exaggerating contact to earn foul calls.
Embiid scored a game-high 34 points, with 12 rebounds and six assists. He then showed replays from the game. "Its crazy this series, I was complaining about officiating, rightfully so, because our team finished dead last in getting calls," Brown said.
"I was vocal about it. I got thrown out of some games. They kept saying it was a push off and stuff like that.