Jaylen Brown doubles down on NBA refs criticism after $50k fine
Credit: Jaylen Brown on Twitch Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was fined $50,000 by the NBA for criticizing the league’s officials on a Twitch stream. After the Celtics were eliminated from the 2026 NBA Playoffs in a first-round Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Brown took to Twitch on Sunday to claim that the refs admit there’s an agenda against him . “Every player does it.
So why are you targeting me? ” Brown said during a rant Sunday about NBA referees, on the topic of push-offs (He also said, “Flopping has ruined our game” and called out Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid). “They clearly had an agenda.
Maybe because I spoke and was critical of refs in the regular season, so they responded, ‘You’re gonna lead the playoffs in offensive fouls. ’ That’s how that was, the response from the officiating crew. You could clearly tell.
“And I’ve actually spoke to some refs, and they said it was an agenda going into each game. ‘So anytime Jaylen brings his arm up, just from reputation, just call it. ’ But Paul George does the same thing.
Jalen Brunson does the same thing…it’s a basketball play. ” Well, the fine didn’t stop Brown from continuing to criticize the NBA and its officiating. Appearing on a Twitch stream on Wednesday, Brown explained that he “had to say something” and continued to call out the “inconsistency” with NBA officiating.