Draymond Green calls Jaylen Brown’s comments ‘excuse-making’

Jaylen Brown’s candid feedback on a Twitch stream on Sunday night have drawn loads of criticism throughout the sports activities world.

Be it sports activities pundits like Stephen A. Smith or former NBA players like Kendrick Perkins, Brown’s remarks that known as out the officiating and Joel Embiid’s flopping after the 76ers’ first-round victory are placing the Celtics star in some sizzling water.

“Flopping has ruined our recreation. Joel Embiid is a superb participant, top-of-the-line bigs in [expletive] basketball historical past. [He] flops. He is aware of it,” Brown mentioned. “It’s not breaking information.”

Brown’s feedback additionally ruffled the feathers of Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Inexperienced, who addressed the remarks on his podcast this week.

For the outspoken Inexperienced, Brown’s feedback are extra of a foul look because of the timing, as Embiid and the Sixers erased a 3-1 collection deficit and eradicated Brown and the Celtics only a day earlier than Brown’s Twitch stream.

“As you all know, not an enormous fan of calling a man out when you misplaced,” Inexperienced mentioned. “I simply don’t love that as a result of it comes off as excuse-making. Lots of people are attempting to say, ‘Aw, man. Jaylen Brown is making an excuse.’ Once you, in actual fact, may very well be telling a dead-honest reality. However since you misplaced, persons are at all times going to say, ‘There’s the excuse.’ In order that they’re going to make out what you’re saying as an excuse.  “So in the end, it doesn’t maintain weight.

​“I really feel like you find yourself losing one in all your bullets as a result of it doesn’t maintain weight anyway since you misplaced and other people simply cost it to, ‘Aw, man. He solely saying that as a result of he misplaced. Would he have mentioned that if he received?’ Truthfully, you don’t know the reply as a result of he didn’t win. I’m at all times very skeptical about saying issues like this after a loss simply because individuals take it and do what they wish to do with the assertion. Make it out to be what they wish to be.”

Perkins — who performed for the Celtics from 2003-11 — took problem with Brown venting after a collection the place Boston dropped its closing three video games towards Philadelphia, together with two losses at TD Backyard in Video games 5 and seven.

“Take possession. Zero excuses,” Perkins mentioned. “I don’t wish to hear this [expletive]. Philadelphia 76ers kicked y’all a**, they did what they’re imagined to do, y’all didn’t do something from the coaches on right down to you JB, and I like you. I voted for you, you completed top-5 in my MVP vote.

“However, y’all didn’t get it accomplished. Didn’t reduce the mustard. That’s the agenda.”

 

Conor Ryan is a workers author protecting the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Pink Sox for Boston.com, a job he has held since 2023.