To say that Jaylen Brown was unhappy with the officiating in the Boston Celtics’ 100-95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs would be an understatement.
Brown didn’t shoot a single free throw in the game, and as a team the Celtics shot just four, compared to 20 for San Antonio.
Jaylen Brown calls out officials after Celtics shot just 4 free throws
After the game, Brown blasted the officiating and pointed to what he sees as a season-long trend. Brown knew that he’s likely to get fined for his comments, but he made them anyway,
“I’ll accept a fine at this point. I thought it was some bulls—t tonight,” Brown said. “I think they’re a good defensive team, but they ain’t that damn good. … Every time we play a good team the inconsistency is crazy.
“I’ll take the f—king fine. … Every time we play a good team it’s the same bulls–t. Somebody please pull up the clips. I’m irate how they officiated the game today.”
Jaylen Brown on the officiating in Saturday’s loss:
“I thought it was some bullshit… I had 0 free throws tonight. The inconsistency is f**kin’ crazy. Give me the fine.”
Celtics had 4 free throw attempts vs. the Spurs.pic.twitter.com/Mbaqf0P44u
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) January 11, 2026
This isn’t the first time this week that Brown has publicly complained about officiating. He made similar comments following Boston’s 114-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night after he was awarded just three free throws in that game.
“They were physical and they got away with a lot,” Brown said of the Denver’s defense. “The refs allowed them to get away with a lot. I would have loved to get to the free-throw line a little bit more.
“I was physical. I was aggressive. I went up strong. I didn’t flop. But I kind of let the officiating get to my head a little bit. I think their defense was good, but it wasn’t great.”
On the season, Brown is averaging a career-high 7.4 free throw attempts per game, but he clearly feels like he’s deserving of more.
Perhaps he feels like public protesting will lead to him getting a more favorable whistle. It remains to be seen if that approach will work, but one thing it will likely lead to is a fine for Brown from the league.
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