Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter Georges Niang committed a dirty play from the bench area during Game 7 of his team’s Western Conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
Jaylen Brown saved a ball from going out of bounds near the Sixers bench area in the second quarter. The Celtics star then turned and began jawing at Philly players, which resulted in a technical foul.
Replays showed that Brown had every right to be upset. Niang grabbed Brown’s leg as Brown was trying to get back on offense with his teammates.
Jaylen Brown and Georges Niang were both given a technical foul after Niang appeared to grab Brown's leg from the bench. pic.twitter.com/rBwelUVROZ
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The play was reviewed, and Niang was assessed a technical foul for the grab. Brown’s technical was for taunting in response to the dirty move, though you could easily argue that his reaction was justified.
