Celtics star accuses referees of having an ‘agenda’ against him after playoff exit

Boston Celtics prima Jaylen Brown accused NBA officials of having an "agenda" against him successful the team’s playoff bid against the Philadelphia 76ers, which ended successful a Game 7 defeat.

Brown touched connected 76ers halfway Joel Embiid getting calls aft Boston mislaid to Philadelphia connected Saturday night. He further went aft referees successful a livestream.

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Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown dribbles the shot against the Philadelphia 76ers during the archetypal 4th astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

"They support saying determination are push-offs and worldly similar that," helium said, via Mass Live. "Do you cognize however galore players bash that? That’s the communal play, a hoops play. Every subordinate does it. So wherefore are you targeting me? They intelligibly had an agenda. Maybe due to the fact that I had spoken and was captious of the refs successful the regular season. So you cognize however they responded? You’re going to pb the playoffs successful violative fouls. That was the effect from the officiating crew.

"I really spoke to immoderate refs and determination was an docket going into each game. Anytime Jaylen brings his limb up, conscionable from reputation, conscionable telephone it. Paul George does the aforesaid thing. Jalen Brunson does the aforesaid thing. I tin spell down the list. It’s a hoops play, whether y’all judge it oregon not. Everybody does that erstwhile you drive, particularly erstwhile you got bodies connected you. Philly took vantage of it and they took vantage of the officiating and it outgo america to immoderate degree."

Philadelphia won the last crippled of the series, 109-100. Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Embiid made 9 of his 11 free-throw attempts.

Philadelphia 76ers guardant Paul George and Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown vie for a escaped shot during the archetypal 4th of crippled 7 successful the archetypal circular of the 2026 NBA playoffs astatine TD Garden successful Boston, Mass., connected May 2, 2026. (Winslow Townson/Imagn Images)

Brown made captious comments toward Embiid.

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"Embiid enactment a batch of unit connected us, similar connected each our bigs and our guards," helium said. "We didn’t truly person an reply for him. We tried a clump of antithetic things and helium just, he’s a large body, and besides helium was flopping around, helium got immoderate other calls and worldly similar that, and they rewarded him for that. That’s the league that we’re in. So, that’s each I got to say."

Brown averaged 25.7 points per crippled and changeable 45.5% from the floor.

He was the champion Celtics subordinate each play arsenic the squad was without Jayson Tatum for astir of the season. He played successful 71 games and averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Philadelphia 76ers defender Tyrese Maxey drives past Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown during the 3rd 4th astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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Boston was 56-26 and finished 2nd successful the Eastern Conference.