76ers Player Grabs Jaylen Brown’s Leg From The Bench
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On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics are facing off in Massachusetts for Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.
During the first half, there was a unique stoppage of play when Jaylen Brown had his leg pulled by 76ers player Georges Niang (who was sitting on the bench).
After the 76ers missed a shot, Brown saved the rebound but fell towards the bench, and before he could run back on offense, his leg got grabbed.
Brown stayed back and had words for the bench as the Celtics got into their offensive set.
The refs blew the whistles and issued technical fouls on Niang and Brown.
That kind of play is very dangerous, and Niang is lucky he didn’t get ejected for the act.
Whoever wins the game will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat (who beat the New York Knicks in the second round).
The 76ers-Celtics series is only one in the second round to go seven games.
In Game 1, the 76ers won on the road in Boston, but the Celtics respond with two wins in Games 2 and 3.
Following a 2-1 deficit, the 76ers won Games 4 and 5, before the Celtics won Game 6 on the road.
Last year, the 76ers lost in the second round of the playoffs, while the Celtics made the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010 (they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games).