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05/05 20:03 CDT Celtics' Jaylen Brown fined $50,000 by the NBA for public
criticism of playoff officiating
Celtics' Jaylen Brown fined $50,000 by the NBA for public criticism of playoff
officiating
NEW YORK (AP) --- The NBA has fined Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown $50,000 for
public criticism of game officials following Boston's first-round exit from the
playoffs.
The fine was announced by NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball
Operations James Jones on Tuesday night, two days after Brown said in a
livestream he hosts that game officials "clearly had an agenda" to call fouls
against him for "pushing off" when he drove toward the basket while handling
the ball.
"There's some referees that need to be investigated," Brown said on the
livestream Sunday, a day after the Celtics' 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia
76ers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series.
"Every good basketball player does this. What are y'all talking about? They
clearly had an agenda," Brown said.
Brown was previously fined $35,000 in January after a two-minute postgame rant
about the officiating following Boston's loss to San Antonio.
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