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What official, Jaylen Brown said about foul on T.J. McConnell and why it wasn’t a flagrant

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What official, Jaylen Brown said about foul on T.J. McConnell and why it wasn’t a flagrant

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Boston’s Jaylen Brown hit the Pacers‘ T.J. McConnell in the face, causing McConnell to then hit the floor hard and stayed there for a bit, though he didn’t leave the game. The Pacers were leading 95-88 with 7:23 to play in the game and would eventually lose, 105-102, getting swept in the Eastern Conference finals.

The officials reviewed the call and it was determined to be a common foul. Here is the explanation from crew chief Zach Zarba:

“After review, Brown is following the arch of the ball, making a play on the basketball during the rebounding action. There is no wind up and there is no follow through with the contact to McConnell. We feel that it was unfortunate, but it did not rise to the level of a flagrant foul.”

Brown said he was going for the ball and praised McConnell: “The game is so fast. I was just trying to make a play on the ball. I have tremenous respect for T.J. McConnell. T.J.’s a dog. He’s one of the more unstoppable players on that team.”

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Many on social media did not agree: Watch Jaylen Brown foul Pacers’ T.J. McConnell. Was it a flagrant? (indystar.com)

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