Celtics' Jaylen Brown accuses refs of 'agenda,' calls out 76ers' Joel Embiid after playoff loss

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Sunday criticized officiating in the team’s first-round loss to Philadelphia and also pointed at 76ers center Joel Embiid for flopping

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Sunday criticized officiating in the team’s first-round loss to Philadelphia and also pointed at 76ers center Joel Embiid for flopping.

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Brown spoke on the streaming platform Twitch on Sunday, a day after the second-seeded Celtics lost Game 7 at home to the seventh-seeded 76ers in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Boston played without injured star forward Jayson Tatum, but Brown found other reasons for the Celtics’ downfall as Philadelphia won the last three games in the best-of-seven series.

Embiid collected 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in the 76ers’ 109-100 victory on Saturday. The 7-foot, 270-pounder was 9 of 11 at the free-throw line. He used his big body to draw fouls and used some physical acting to get extra calls, Brown contended.