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Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown accused NBA officials of having an “agenda” against him in the team’s playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, which ended in a Game 7 loss.
Brown touched 76ers center Joel Embiid, who got the call after Boston lost to Philadelphia on Saturday night. He went further after judges in a live stream.
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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dribbles the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
“They keep saying there are push-offs and stuff like that,” he said via Mass Live. “You know how many players do that? It’s the regular game, a basketball game. Every player does it. So why are you targeting me? They clearly had an agenda. Maybe because I had spoken up and was critical of the refs in the regular season. So you know how they reacted? You’re going to lead the playoffs in offensive fouls. That was the response from the officiating staff.
“I actually talked to some refs and there was an agenda every game. Every time Jaylen raises his arm just to get his buzz, just call it. Paul George does the same thing. Jalen Brunson does the same thing. I can go down the list. It’s a basketball game, whether you believe it or not. Everybody does it when you’re driving, especially when you got bodies on you, and they took advantage of it and it cost us. to some degree.”
Philadelphia won the final game of the series, 109-100. Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Embiid made nine of his 11 free throw attempts.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown compete for a loose ball in the first quarter of game seven in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on May 2, 2026. (Winslow Townson/Imagn Images)
Brown made critical comments about Embiid.
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“Embiid put a lot of pressure on us, as did all of our bigs and our guards,” he said. “We didn’t really have an answer for him. We tried a lot of different things and he’s just a big body and also he flopped around, he got some extra calls and stuff and they rewarded him for it. That’s the league we’re in. So that’s all I have to say.”
Brown averaged 25.7 points per game. game and shot 45.5% from the floor.
He was the best Celtics player all season as the team was without Jayson Tatum for most of the season. He played in 71 games and averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey drives past Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown in the third quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
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Boston was 56-26 and tied for second in the Eastern Conference.
