The NBA has hit Boston Celtics superstar guard Jaylen Brown with a huge fine.
The NBA announced that they have fined Brown $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating.
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Brown had this to say after the loss to the San Antonio Spurs, in which Boston only attempted four free throws in the 48-minute contest.
“I’ll accept the fine at this point,” Brown said. “I thought it was some bulls—- tonight. I think they’re a good defensive team, but they ain’t that damn good. I hope somebody could just pull up the clips, because it’s the same s— every time we play a good team. It’s like, they refuse to make a call, and they call touch-fouls on the other end. That’s just extremely frustrating, bro.”
He didn’t stop there; Brown added how his team played hard and continued to take shots at the officiating.
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“We play hard,” Brown said. “We are outplaying our expectations. We compete hard on the defensive end. They reward the other team with touch-fouls, and we go down there and guys are allowed to get away with it. Somebody, please, pull it up. Every time we play a good team the inconsistency is crazy. I’ll take the f—-ing fine. Curtis (Blair), all them dudes, was terrible tonight. I don’t care; they can fine me whatever they want. It’s crazy. Every time we play a good team, it’s the same bulls—. Somebody, please, pull up the clips.”
The Celtics attempted four total free throws, compared to the Spurs’ 20. Boston knocked down three of the four, while the Spurs knocked down 14 of their 20. Still, while the free-throw disparity was significant, the Celtics only lost by five points, 100-95.
While Brown was visibly frustrated after the game, he did all he could to lead his team to the win. In the contest, Brown tallied 27 points on 11-of-28 shooting from the field, seven assists and eight rebounds. This is Brown’s first fine since December 2024 for an “inappropriate gesture” directed at an opponent during a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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