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Some would argue that officials robbed fans of an even more exciting matchup between the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs. In the second quarter, Celtics star Jaylen Brown was ejected from a 125–116 loss to the Spurs after being whistled for two quick technical fouls. Brown was angry at the no-call, where he felt he was fouled out of bounds by Stephen Cassel.

Brown confronted crew chief Tyler Ford and was even pointing his finger at him. Ford then drew a technical foul on the Celtics star, angering Brown even more. Even though his teammates were trying to calm him down, his rant could not be contained, and it reached the point where umpire Suyyash Mehta felt as if ejection was required, courtesy of his second technicality.

After the game, Ford explained the Crew’s decision to take the Celtics star out of the game early.

“(The first technical was) for aggressively gesturing and using profanity and outrage without a call,” Ford said in the pool report, via NBA insider Brett Siegel for ClutchPoints. “(The second technical was called because) he aggressively approached a game official, pointing and using profanity.”

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown can’t let emotions get the better of him

Many will debate whether Brown was correct on the play he blew the gasket. Still, as one of the Celtics’ stars and go-to options, Brown can’t afford to allow a no-call that literally takes him to the point of no return.

Superstars have responsibilities in the NBA, and Brown needs to know not to let his emotions get the better of him. Thankfully for the Celtics, this is a regular season game, but come playoff time, that may never happen.

Brown finished with eight points and seven assists in 15 minutes, before exiting the game.

On Tuesday night, two of the NBA’s best teams faced off when the Boston Celtics visited the San Antonio Spurs. As expected, both teams brought their A-game, with the game tied 58-58 at the half. However, the odds may have been in the Spurs’ favor, especially when Jaylen Brown received an early trip to the locker room after picking up two technical fouls in quick succession in the second quarter.

With less than four minutes remaining in the period, Brown took the rock with a right elbow while navigating Stephen Cassel’s defense. However, the Celtics star proceeded to turn the ball over after losing space on the sideline. Enraged, Brown confronted crew chief Tyler Ford in animated fashion, yelling and pointing at him to try to make his case that, in fact, he was pushed by the Spurs second-year student.

After this, Ford gave Brown a technical briefing and blew the whistle on him. But the Celtics star did not create a ruckus to the point where umpire Suyyash Mehta felt that a technical glitch There wasn’t enough of that.

Jaylen Brown has been ejected after being assessed a double technical foul for his reaction to the no-call.

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Before exiting the game, Brown had eight points, seven assists and one steal in 15 minutes of play. The Celtics will now be without Brown for the final 27 minutes of the contest, pushing Jayson Tatum into unquestioned first option duties.

Celtics look to continue punching up the weight class

Throughout the season, the Celtics have surprised the NBA world. Even without Tatum and after gutting the roster for luxury tax reasons, the Celtics remain one of the best teams in the league. So while losing Brown to ejection certainly hurts, this kind of adversity is nothing the team hasn’t seen in the past.

The Spurs are now clear favorites for the remaining games, but no one should be surprised if the Celtics pick up an emphatic win on the road.