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Jaylen Brown responded to Stephen A. Smith's advice to 'be quiet' after the Celtics' playoff exit. Brown faced criticism for his comments about the referees, which resulted in a $50,000 fine.
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Jaylen Brown probably should have waited a little bit before saying this was his favorite season as a pro basketball player on the heels of the 2-seed Boston Celtics blowing a 3-1 series lead against a 7-seed.
That said, the last person in the world who needs to tell him to âbe quietâ is Stephen A. Smith.
After the Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs, during which Brown was called for 10 offensive fouls, he took to Twitch to unload on the refs, earning himself a $50,000 fine. Unfazed, he would later double down on those comments.
The five-time All-Star also mentioned that this was his favorite season of his NBA career, which naturally raised eyebrows, considering he won a title with the Celtics in 2024 and theyâd just fallen very short of expectations days earlier.
As if that wasnât enough, Tracy McGrady said during a recent episode of the Cousins podcast that Brown has a frustration that âlies deeply within the organization and other things that we donât really have the details to.â That led Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens to downplay any perceived rift with Brown, saying that when the two spoke Monday, it was ânothing but positive.â
Later on his Twitch stream, Brown then reiterated that he has a great relationship with the franchise.
âI hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this,â âMe and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. And if it was up to me, I could play in Boston for the next 10 years.â
Jaylen Brown referred to this past season as his favorite, despite the Celtics blowing a 3-1 series lead.
He was fined for his comments about the referees during a Twitch stream after the Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs.
Stephen A. Smith told Jaylen Brown to 'be quiet' following the Celtics' playoff performance.

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Allâs well that ends well. Except thatâs not the end of the story because Stephen A. Smith hadnât had a chance to comment on the situation yet. He finally did on Thursday, excoriating Brown and telling him to shut up unless heâs attempting to get himself traded.
âHe needs to be quiet,â said Smith. âUnless youâre trying to get traded.â
Smith also suggested that Tatum was on First Take instead of Brownâs Twitch stream because he is annoyed with his teammateâs comments.
Brown saw the clip on social media and offered a rebuttal.
âIâll âbe quietâ [or] stop streaming if you âbe quietâ and retire,â he wrote on X. âLetâs give the people what they want.â
If we know anything about Smith, heâs not going to let that slide. Expect a rebuttal of some kind, perhaps during his Friday reunion with Skip Bayless.
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