Jaylen Brown gets NBA punishment after Celtics’ season-ending loss
On Tuesday, the NBA fined Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown $50,000. It stemmed from his comments during a livestream after the Philadelphia 76ers eliminated his team in Game 7. Boston led 3-1 in the opening round series.
However, Philadelphia won three consecutive games to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. Brown had to do the heavy lifting in the finale as Jayson Tatum missed the game due to knee stiffness. MORE: Kendrick Perkins doesn’t hold back on Jaylen Brown after Celtics loss ESPN senior insider Shams Charania reported Brown’s punishment on X.
“The NBA has fined Boston’s Jaylen Brown $50,000 for his comments criticizing the referees during a live stream after Game 7 and series loss in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN,” Charania wrote . Jaylen Brown criticized referees Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) in action against the Atlanta Hawks. Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Brown didn’t hold back with his comments about how the referees officiated the game.
He claimed that they responded to his criticism earlier in the season by calling offensive fouls on him. “They keep saying, like there’s push-offs and stuff like that,” Brown said . “Do you know how many players do that?
That’s the common play, a basketball play. Every player does it. So why are you targeting me?