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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 addressed the calls 76ers center Joel Embiid received after Boston lost to Philadelphia on Saturday night. Additionally, he went after the referees on a live broadcast.
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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dribbles the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first quarter at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Image Images)
“They keep saying there’s pushing and stuff like that,” he said via Mass Live. “Do you know how many players do that? That’s the common play, a basketball play. Every player does it. So why are you targeting me? They clearly had an agenda. Maybe because I had spoken out and criticized the refs in the regular season. So do you know how they responded? You’re going to lead the playoffs in offensive fouls. That was the response from the officiating crew.
“I actually talked to some referees and there was an agenda for every game. Every time Jaylen raises his arm, just by reputation, just call him out. Paul George does the same thing. Jalen Brunson does the same thing. I can go down the list. It’s a basketball play, believe it or not. Everybody does that when you’re driving, especially when you have bodies on you. Philadelphia took advantage of it and they took advantage of the officiating and it cost us to some extent.”
Philadelphia won the final game of the series, 109-100. Embiid scored 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Embiid made nine of his 11 free throws.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown compete for a loose ball during the first quarter of game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 2, 2026. (Winslow Townson/Image Images)
Brown made critical comments toward Embiid.
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“Embiid put a lot of pressure on us, like all our big men and our point guards,” he said. “We didn’t really have an answer for him. We tried a lot of different things and he just, he’s got a big body, and he was hanging around, he got some extra calls and stuff like that, and they rewarded him for that. That’s the league we’re in. So that’s all I have to say.”
Brown averaged 25.7 points per game and shot 45.5% from the field.
He was the Celtics’ best 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 passes by Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown during the third quarter at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Image Images)
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Boston went 56-26 and finished second in the Eastern Conference.
