The guard called the comments ‘excessive’ and ‘hostile.’
The Celtics beat the 76ers 110–107 on Saturday thanks to a buzzer-beater from Jayson Tatum, but the win didn’t come without some trash talk from Philadelphia fans.
While NBA teams, especially the Celtics, are used to the comments fans shout at them from the stands, Boston guard Jaylen Brown admitted some fans went a bit “excessive” with some “hostile” chants at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
For example, Brown heard fans shouting that they hoped he would injure himself during the game.
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Andy Katz breaks down teams that have improved their NCAA Tournament chances over the past week.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ center Clifford Omoruyi finished the alley-oop dunk with an assist from Cam Spencer to close the second half gap with the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Stanford Cardinal extended its lead over the Washington Huskies after Brandon Angel threw down a one-handed dunk.
Atlanta moved quickly to replace Nate McMillan, as they’ve agreed to terms with the former Jazz coach.
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After parting ways with coach Nate McMillan last week, the Hawks moved swiftly in their coaching search and now plan to hire former Jazz coach Quin Snyder to replace him, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Snyder will sign a five-year contract and is expected to be on the sidelines as soon as Tuesday when the Hawks take on the Wizards.
Quin Snyder has agreed to a five-year contract to become the Hawks’ coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
Tommy Fury, half-brother of Tyson, beat Jake Paul via split decision (74-75, 76-73, 76-73) in a close bout Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Caitlin Clark had 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and she hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift No. 6 Iowa over No. 2 Indiana on Sunday.
Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty was spit on by New York’s K’Andre Miller during the Kings’ 5-2 loss Sunday night, and the Rangers defenseman received a match penalty, was ejected and may be subject to further discipline after the NHL reviews the case.
Timo Meier is headed to New Jersey after the Devils acquired the Swiss forward in a trade with the Sharks on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN.