BOSTON (AP) — The latest installment of the long-running rivalry between the 76ers and the Celtics had one of its strangest moments in the first half of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 7 game on Sunday.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown and Philadelphia’s George Niang were technically fouled Niang seemed to grab Brown’s leg trying to stop him from running back onto the court after he fell into bench area 76.
With 6:50 left in the second quarter, Brown dove in front of the bench to save the ball from going out of bounds.
He was successful, sending it into his teammate to spark a quick break. But when he turned to run onto the field, he turned, agitated, and yelled in the direction of the Philadelphia bench.
The umpires reviewed video of the play on the next dead ball and it showed Niang grabbing Brown’s leg as he attempted to run to the play.
Both were evaluated for technical faults.
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