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The National Basketball Association imposed a $50,000 penalty on Boston Celtics standout Jaylen Brown Tuesday after he openly criticized game officials following his team’s playoff exit at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers this past weekend.<\/p>

Brown voiced his complaints during a livestream broadcast Sunday, one day after the Celtics fell to Philadelphia 109-100 in the decisive seventh game of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup Saturday evening.<\/p>

During his appearance on the Twitch streaming service, Brown admitted he had previously criticized referees during regular season play, and he believed this influenced how officials handled calls throughout the playoff series, especially regarding offensive foul calls against him.<\/p>

“Why are you targeting me? They clearly had an agenda,” he said. “Maybe because I spoke, I was critical of the refs in the regular season. So you know how they responded? ‘We’re gonna call every \u2014 you’re gonna lead the playoffs in offensive fouls.’ That was the response from the officiating crew.”<\/p>

“You could clearly tell,” he continued. “I’ve actually spoken to some refs and they said it was an agenda going into each game. ‘Any time Jaylen brings his arm up, just from reputation, just call it.'”<\/p>

Officials called Brown for 10 offensive fouls during the opening playoff round, which was more than double the total of any other player, according to published reports. During the regular season, New York Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns led the league with 65 offensive foul calls, while Brown finished second with 40.<\/p>

The 29-year-old Brown has earned five All-Star selections and claimed the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player honor when Boston won the league title in 2024.<\/p>

This season, he posted personal bests with 28.7 points and 5.1 assists per game while matching his career high with 6.9 rebounds per contest across 71 regular season appearances. During the seven-game playoff series, Brown contributed 25.7 points, 3.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown received a $50,000 fine from the NBA after publicly criticizing referees following his team’s playoff elimination. 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