What Happened Between Jaylen Brown & Josh Hart? Ugly Scenes Emerge in Knicks vs Celtic Game 5

Game 5 at TD Garden didn’t even let fans settle into their seats before things got heated. On the very first possession of the third quarter, Jaylen Brown and Josh Hart got tangled under the basket, and the tension that had been simmering all series finally boiled over. A couple of shoves, some chest-to-chest energy, and boom—refs had to step in and hand out matching techs.

Both were hit with unsportsmanlike conduct techs, and honestly, it was only a matter of time. This wasn’t random. Brown’s been the emotional engine for Boston since Jayson Tatum went down with a season-ending Achilles tear in Game 4, and he’s playing like a guy who knows the season’s on life support.

Meanwhile, Hart’s been doing Josh Hart things—bodying up, making life miserable, and being the Knicks’ tone-setter defensively.

Josh Hart and Jaylen Brown get in a bit of a tussle, then Al Horford got involved

JB and Hart both get called for a tech pic.twitter.com/fL7msCMudL

— Noa Dalzell (@NoaDalzell) May 15, 2025

They’ve been jawing all series long, and the Celtics trailing 3-1 added even more weight to every possession. The Knicks came in looking to close it out and book their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000. Add that to the Celtics playing desperate without their top guy, and yeah—tempers were gonna flare. This wasn’t just physical—it was personal.

ongoing story…

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