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Jaylen Brown’s Joel Embiid comments draw compelling ‘sore loser’ take
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A day after losing 109-100 in Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers , Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown criticized Joel Embiid for allegedly flopping throughout the series. A former NBA player shared his take about Brown ’s comments, calling the Celtics star a “sore loser” for taking a verbal jab at Embiid.
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During a guest appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” Jeff Teague admitted that he believes Brown is just in his feelings about losing the series to the 76ers, despite agreeing with the 29-year-old guard that Embiid flops. Teague also pointed out how the Celtics were up 3-1 at one point and had every chance to close out the series, but failed to do so.
“ Jaylen Brown ’s a good guy,” began Teague. “But I think that’s a sore loser… You had three games. They were up 3-1. He had enough opportunities to win a game and take over. Embiid was playing well. He flopped. He’s been doing that forever. He’s been getting foul bait, doing that forever, his whole career. I think [Brown] was just a little bitter about the loss.”
The Celtics entered that series as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and were considered the favorite to advance over the No.7-seeded 76ers. It looked like it was a wrap by Game 4, when Boston earned a 128-96 win to go up 3-1 in the series. But Philadelphia kept fighting and wouldn’t go away, winning the next three straight games to pull off the upset.
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Although the Celtics are out of the postseason and enjoying an early vacation, Jaylen Brown played well against the 76ers. The 10-year veteran was one of the best options for Boston, averaging 25.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks while shooting 45.5% from the floor and 40.5% from beyond the three-point line through seven games played in the playoffs.
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