Jaylen Brown knew the NBA most likely didn’t respect the best way he celebrated his emphatic dunk Wednesday evening.
After throwing one down over Isaiah Stewart in the course of the Celtics’ 130-120 win over Detroit at TD Backyard, Brown stared down the Pistons huge man and did a throat-slash gesture along with his proper hand.
“Simply caught up within the second, I suppose,” Brown mentioned postgame. “Large play. I feel that the NBA and the (gamers affiliation) are delicate concerning the gestures and issues like that, so I’ve bought to be aware of that.”
Requested whether or not he expects hear from the league concerning the celebration, Brown replied: “Oh yeah.”
The dunk was a part of a sensational first half for Brown, who scored 23 factors earlier than halftime as Detroit struggled to defend his drives to the rim. He completed with 28 factors, three steals, six rebounds and a season-high 9 assists whereas Celtics co-star Jayson Tatum sat out with a minor knee harm.
“I feel he did an ideal job (Wednesday evening),” teammate Kristaps Porzingis mentioned. “He was like he was exerting numerous power simply to create, simply to get downhill. And naturally, they’re making an attempt to be bodily with him. However his physicality, his motor is like — he’s an animal, I’m not gonna lie. And he’s guarding, and he’s getting downhill in search of a kick-out. …
“I feel typically it even goes unnoticed, however he’s JB. We virtually count on this from him, however he’s actually, actually good.”
Stewart was concerned in a quick dustup with Porzingis later within the sport that resulted in technical fouls for each gamers. He additionally appeared to shove Brown below the basket after a second-quarter 3-pointer by Derrick White.
“I really feel like he’s all the time doing stuff like that,” Brown mentioned. “I feel that’s how he performs the sport. However my focus is on popping out, operating the offense, getting our workforce into the fitting positions. So I didn’t wish to get distracted. However positively some going forwards and backwards, and we’re not tolerating that this 12 months from no person.”
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