Celtics' Jaylen Brown calls out Sixers star Joel Embiid for flopping

It's no secret that the return of Joel Embiid made a big difference for the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 1 against the Boston Celtics. After falling down 3-1, Embiid led the charge to help the Sixers rally from the deficit and eliminate the Celtics in seven grueling games.

Embiid return from an appendectomy in Game 4 of the series and averaged 28.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists across the four games. He was phenomenal in every sense of the word and made sure he took advantage of the matchups the Celtics threw at him as Neemias Queta, Luka Garza, and Nikola Vucevic had a tough time defending him as they had to foul him.

However, if one asks Celtics star Jaylen Brown, he believes Embiid embellishes everything a little bit. Brown stated on his stream on Sunday night:

This is my personal opinion on basketball. Some of you might disagree, but argue with your grandma. Flopping has ruined our game. Joel Embiid is a great player. One of the best bigs in (expletive) basketball history. Flops. He knows it. This ain't breaking news. It is what it is.

One can assume this is probably emotions talking for Brown after such a disappointing end to the series for the Celtics. Embiid did take 37 free throws across the four games he played, but when he's being defended by the aforementioned bigs, it isn't hard to figure out. The Celtics had no answer for him and the 2023 MVP winner went to work. As Brown stated, it is what it is.

This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: