News: Jaylen Brown’s Threat to Duncan Robinson Sends NBA Fans into Frenzy
Jaylen Brown and Duncan Robinson had choice words for each other after the pair got tangled up for a flagrant foul committed by Brown.
The Celtics and Heat faced off in an afternoon rivalry matchup as the United States prepared to watch the Super Bowl in the evening. The game was a narrow 110-106 win for the Celtics, but it wasn’t without controversy.
Jaylen Brown and Duncan Robinson got tangled up during the game in a pretty risky foul. Brown believes Duncan intentionally went after the contact to try and get an offensive foul called as he can’t play defense.
“I think he (Duncan Robinson) knew exactly what he was doing there. Trying to get tangled up, etc., because he didn’t wanna play defense. They called the foul, but he was still trying to hang on, and I was trying to get my arm free… I don’t know what he was trying to do, but I bet you he won’t do it again.
”Robinson had a different tone after the game, claiming that Brown made a dirty play while knowing how such altercations can cause career-threatening injuries.
“I just thought it was a dirty play, to be honest with you. That’s how people miss entire seasons. Those types of plays, you’ve seen throughout the history of the NBA, guys suffer bad injuries from that. I thought it was dangerous, unnecessary, and excessive.”
The play in question saw Robinson lock arms with Brown, trying to intercept an inbounds pass. However, that created a situation where Brown tried moving forward and jerking Robinson’s arm forward to get himself free.
Given we’ve seen multiple NBA players suffer shoulder dislocations or worse in this situation, this could’ve led to both players missing time.
The Celtics won the game 110-106 in the Heat’s home arena. Brown put up 20 points and nine rebounds, having a perfectly decent game on 50% shooting from the field. Robinson put up 15 points off the bench, shooting 45.5% on the night.
Robinson and Brown have avoided injury for now, but there is a player who suffered a potentially season-ending injury during this game, altering the odds of contention for one of the two franchises.