Jaylen Brown had an early exit Tuesday night time — and he didn’t wait lengthy to voice his frustration.
The Celtics star was ejected within the second quarter of Tuesday night time’s sport in opposition to the Spurs after he obtained a double technical seemingly for arguing over the shortage of a name in opposition to San Antonio’s Stephon Citadel.
Brown, dribbling close to the sideline, misplaced the deal with of the ball as Citadel guarded him, and possession was given to the Spurs. Brown took exception to the choice, instantly holding out his arms in disbelief.
As an alternative of actually going again on protection, an incensed Brown yelled at referee Tyler Ford and the remainder of the officiating crew, which finally gave him a double technical and the early boot.
It marked simply the second profession ejection for Brown, in accordance with ESPN.
Minutes after he was given the heave-ho, Brown took to X in what appeared like his means of voicing anger with what went down.
“This the s–t I be speaking about,” he wrote.
Brown had eight factors, seven assists and two rebounds earlier than exiting.
Largely with out Jayson Tatum — who simply returned from an Achilles tear on Friday — Brown has excelled this season at 28.7 factors per sport, which ranks sixth within the NBA.
