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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined $50,000 for critical comments after Game 7 loss to 76ers
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After taking some time on his livestream after Game 7 to criticize the officiating in the Boston Celtics ' Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers , Jaylen Brown has officially been fined $50,000 for publicly criticizing the NBA .
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" Boston Celtics guard-forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $50,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations," The NBA shared. "Brown made his comments on a livestream on May 3 following the Celtics' 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on May 2 at TD Garden."
With his season barely over, Brown decided to take some time to reflect on the campaign and how it came to an end on his home court against their division rival, the 76ers. While he acknowledged that Joel Embiid played a big role in Philly's win, the way he was officiated raised Brown's eye, and he wasn't afraid to say it.
"It was tough. Embiid put a lot of pressure on us, on all of our bigs and our guards," Brown said. "We didn't really have an answer for him. We tried a bunch of different things. He's a big body, and he also was flopping around and got some extra calls and stuff like that, and they rewarded him for that. But you know, that's the league that we're in. I mean, that's all I got to say."
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On Sunday, Brown doubled down on his comments, noting on stream that even Embiid knows he's a certified flopper .
"Flopping has ruined our game. Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f**king basketball history, flops," Brown declared. "He knows it."
Does Embiid look for ways to get to the line? Sure, but to say "The Process" doesn't take a beating when he's going to work on offense tastes a bit like sour grapes, especially when players like Mikal Bridges are targeting his side a month removed from an appendix surgery. Clearly, the NBA thought the same, as Brown's bag is now $50,000 lighter because of his comments.
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