Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are going up against the San Antonio Spurs tonight at the Frost Bank Center. With less than four minutes left in the second quarter, Brown was driving in when Stephon Castle’s physical defense forced him to fall out of bounds in the front row. No foul was called on Castle.
The Celtics’ star proceeded to yell at the official and was given his first technical foul within seconds after the incident. But that did not stop him from charging at the official in frustration while his teammates held him back. Therefore, he was assessed his second technical foul and ejected from the game.
Jaylen Brown has been ejected. 😳
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With a one-possession lead at 51-49 at the time, the Celtics are forced to go the rest of the game without Brown, who ended his night with just eight points, seven assists, and two rebounds while shooting 4-8 from the field (50.0 FG%). The half ended 58-58 with Derrick White (13 points at the half) and Jayson Tatum (10 points at the half) taking charge after Brown’s outburst.
Brown seems to have a history of issues with officiating, especially when it comes to facing the Spurs. Even after their last meeting this year, which ended in a 100-95 win for the Spurs, Brown lashed out at the officials during his postgame interview.
“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 can 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, then call touch fouls on the other end, and that’s just extremely frustrating, bro.”
“We play hard,” Brown stated. “… We compete hard on the defensive end, and they reward the other team with touch fouls. We go down there, and guys are allowed to get away with… Every time we play a good team, the inconsistency is crazy. I’ll take the f***ing fine. Curtis [Blair], all those dudes, were terrible tonight. I don’t care. They can fine me whatever they want. It’s crazy.”
“We’ve got to be better in spots,” Brown added. “I gotta be better in spots, but God damn. I’m driving to the basket, I’m physical, I don’t flop, and I don’t shy away from contact. Go up strong, I’m athletic, and nothing. Zero free throws tonight. The inconsistency is f***ing crazy. Give me the fine.”
Brown was fined $35,000 for this public criticism of officiating. Therefore, it will be interesting to see what type of comments Brown might have on them after tonight’s game.
The Celtics (43-21) are currently 2.5 games behind the Pistons (45-18), who are first in the East. Meanwhile, the Spurs (47-17) are three games behind the Thunder (51-15), who are first in the West. The NBA fans are grabbing their popcorn and are on the edge of their seats as this intense matchup could be pivotal in deciding the future of the respective conferences.
Both teams are looking to extend their winning streaks tonight in a battle that could become a potential NBA Finals matchup someday. This is a must-win game for both upsurging teams looking to dethrone the top seeds in each respective conference.
