Jaylen Brown Publicly Blasts NBA Officials One Day After Celtics’ Game 7 Loss

News ArticlePublishedMay 03, 2026 at 10:16 PM EDTBy Cole SullivanThe Boston Celtics’ season came to an end Saturday night after a 109–100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their first-round series, marking the first time in franchise history they’ve blown a 3–1 lead.Boston was without Jayson Tatum due to knee stiffness, placing more of the burden on Jaylen Brown. He finished with 33 points but shot 12-for-27 from the field and didn’t hold back in his postgame comments, taking issue with 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, who led all scorers with 34 points.“He's a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and stuff like that and they rewarded him for that,” Brown said. “But that's the league that we're in.”More news: Steve Kerr’s Warriors Coaching Future Gets Intriguing Update: Report...More news: Cade Cunningham, Tobias Harris Join Pistons Great With Historic Playoff FeatBrown expanded on those frustrations during a Twitch stream Sunday night, again calling out Embiid while also directing criticism toward NBA officials, even suggesting there may be bias at play.“They clearly had an agenda, maybe because I spoke so critically of them in the regular season,” Brown said. “I actually spoke to