Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was fined a whopping $35K by the NBA for criticizing the referees to the media (and on social media).

Whenever the world has undervalued Brown, he has clapped back by elevating his production. However, it appears that in the 2025-26 season, JB is on a mission to prove that he should be regarded as arguably the best two-way guard in the NBA.

Brown has been keeping the Celtics afloat this season, and he had an amazing December, where he averaged 30 points per game in the month. Outside of that, he's been playing well all season, and some have even started to put him in MVP conversations, including Draymond Green.

Monday night’s 98–96 loss to the Indiana Pacers dropped the Celtics to 8-12 in “clutch” games (defined as games within five points with under five minutes remaining). Those 12 losses account for 80 percent of Boston’s 15 defeats this season.

The Boston Celtics traveled to Indiana Monday night to face the Pacers. The C’s came into the game with injuries to Josh Minott and Jaylen Brown and dropped a tough game 98-96. Boston struggled to the shoot the ball throughout the game going just 25 percent from downtown and 45 percent from the field overall.