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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 6NBA fines Jaylen Brown for criticising officiating on livestream
8 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 6
- The league imposed a $50,000 penalty after the Boston Celtics star made the remarks on Twitch a day after Philadelphia eliminated Boston in Game 7.
- Brown said officials had an "agenda" to call offensive fouls on him throughout the series and claimed some referees told him he was being targeted.
- It was Brown's second officiating-related fine this season after a $35,000 penalty in January, following Boston's collapse from a 3-1 series lead.
Does channeling NBA fines into charity change their effectiveness as a deterrent for player criticism? If data proves a player commits frequent fouls, can their claim of an officiating 'agenda' ever be valid?