Jaylen Brown suggests a simple solution to the technical error trend

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BOSTON — With Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was sidelined as he rehabbed a ruptured Achillesfellow star Jailen Brown gets a lot more attention. His usage is increasing, and Boston likes to offense him when a big bucket is needed. Unfortunately for Brown, it’s not all the attention good attention.

For example, now officials are more focused on Brown than any other Celtic. That used to be the case with Tatum, who received 13 technical fouls last season (tied for fourth among players).

In Tatum’s absence, Brown drew an excess of attention from the judgesas it didn’t take long for the longest tenured Celtic to pick up the T’d during a 138-129 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

“I don’t know what my career tech numbers are per season, but that’s probably the most I have going into the season,” Brown said in his postgame press conference.

Brown would be right. He currently has three technicians through 17 games, which is tied The antagonist of the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green for second place in the NBA. By comparison, the Browns picked up just seven technicians for the entire 2024-25 regular season.

As Brown goes, he flirts with 16 technical fouls. Reaching that standard would trigger an automatic one-game suspension unless the league pulls a tech or two.

The four-time All-Star has a simple solution to prevent such a situation:

“I’ll just try to keep my mouth shut,” he said.

Does Jailen Brown have a valid case against the refs?

Knowing Brown’s discipline and his commitment to playing as much as possible, he will be able to avoid the 16-technique penalty.

Plus, he might have a valid reason to earn all these techs early in the season. Brown is averaging the eighth most goals per game of any player who has appeared in at least five games during the 2025-26 campaign. Still, he’s not in the top 15 in free throw attempts per game for players with the same sample size.

With an undermanned Celtics team making points and wins harder to come by, Brown’s frustration is justified. He has to work harder for every basket and feels like he’s lacking when he gets a lot of contact at the rim but doesn’t hear the whistle.

The physicality of Brown’s game should get him more trips to the line, however, that hasn’t always been the case through 17 games.

Regardless, the 2024 NBA Finals MVP still leads the 9-8 Celtics in every aspect. He is averaging a career-high 27.9 points per game while shooting a career-high 50.6% from the field. On Sunday, his 35 points — including 13 in the fourth quarter — were crucial in Boston’s last-gasp victory over Orlando.

The Celtics will need him at his best again on Wednesday as the host red-hot Detroit Pistonswho sit atop the Eastern Conference standings. Maybe the Browns will have better luck with the officiating against a physical team like Detroit.





2025-11-24 16:44:00

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