Overview
- Early in the first quarter at TD Garden, Brown blew past Tyrese Maxey and dunked over 76ers big man Adem Bona.
- Officials called a technical foul after Brown stood over Bona following the finish.
- Under NBA rules, taunting triggers one free throw for the opponent, which Tyrese Maxey made as Brown’s dunk still counted.
- Brown protested the call, and the home crowd answered with loud “Ref, you suck” chants.
- Reports cast the sequence as a statement from a Celtics leader who has taken on a larger load with Jayson Tatum out.