Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla bites his tongue while reacting to Jaylen Brown ejection

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters he didn’t agree with Jaylen Brown’s ejection Friday night against the Knicks.

Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown was ejected from Friday’s game against the visiting New York Knicks after picking up twin technical fouls early in the fourth quarter. A visibly angry Brown continued to argue with an official after being subbed out of the game, resulting in a second tech and an early shower.

This was Brown’s first career ejection, and Boston went on to win the game. Still, some members of the Celtics were upset with what transpired. Brown himself voiced his frustration during his postgame press conference, saying he didn’t think the referee who ejected him had a clear view of what happened. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was also unhappy with how things shook out. Mazzulla told reporters he was given an unsatisfactory summary of what led to the first technical, and that he didn’t understand what ultimately happened to earn Brown a premature exit.

“The ref told me that he gave him the first technical because Jaylen said ‘don’t call that weak (expletive)’,” Mazzulla explained.