Celtics’ Jaylen Brown calls out refs after loss to Spurs, including NSFW social media post

Jaylen Brown looked like an MVP candidate with 27 points and eight assists in the Celtics’ 100-95 loss to San Antonio, an outing that included a pair of ridiculous 3-pointers on Victor Wembanyama.

However, a frustrated Brown failed to get to the free throw line once during the game. In fact, Boston as a team only got to the line four times throughout the game, compared to 20 for the Spurs. After the game, Brown moved into officiating.

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“I hope someone can recover the clips,” Brown said, via the Associated Press. “It’s the same shit every time we play a good team. It’s like they refuse to make the calls and make touch calls on the other end. It’s just extremely frustrating…

“Someone please say it again. Every time we play a good team, the inconsistency is crazy. … I’m angry with how they officiated the game today.”

Brown took his NSFW rant to social media.

Brown can count on a fine from the league, but he would gladly pay it to get what he sees as a fair whistle.

The Spurs allow the lowest percentage of free throws per shot attempts in the league, and the second-lowest number of free throws allowed in a game at 21.3 — call it the Victor Wembanyama effect. With the best rim protector in the league in the paint (and a solid defender like Luke Kornett when he’s not), teams tend to pull up more and shoot farther. Brown was no exception, making four shots inside four feet (let’s make it six feet and he was shooting 3-of-6) while making nine shots between four and 14 feet.

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That said, no free throws for Brown and only four for the Celtics as a whole was hard to fathom. Brown made his point after the game and will receive the fine he asked for because he did so.