Celtics Blog reported that Jaylen Brown used his FCHWPO Twitch channel on Sunday night to respond directly to Stephen A. Smith after criticism of Brown’s post-Game 7 livestream. The Boston Celtics star did not soften his message.
“F*ck Stephen A,” Brown said on the stream, setting the tone before explaining why he felt the ESPN personality missed the point of his comments.
Brown’s frustration centered on Smith’s reaction to Brown saying the 2025-26 season was his “favorite,” even though Boston’s playoff run ended after the Celtics blew a 3-1 first-round lead to the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown said the take ignored the bigger picture of what the team had to overcome.
“This is why, respectfully, a lot of people say, ‘f*ck Stephen A,’” Brown said. “Because this is the type of stuff he does, and then he doesn’t recognize it. But he’s creating a narrative saying that the reason why I’m saying that I had my favorite season is because, selfishly, I had a best-performing year — not the fact that we outproved expectations.”
Brown argued that his view came from the Celtics’ collective fight, not from individual accolades. “Not the fact that everybody expected us to be nothing, and we had to fight, and we showed up, and we competed every single day, and had to fight for every victory.”
Brown led Boston in scoring during the regular season at 28.7 points per game and averaged 25.7 points in the playoffs, while also carrying a major playmaking load for a roster that changed shape around him.
The exchange also highlighted how public narratives around Brown continue to follow him even after a strong statistical year. Across 71 regular-season games, he averaged 34.4 minutes, 10.4 made field goals and 5.1 assists, giving Boston steady production before the postseason collapse.
Boston’s playoff numbers showed the tension between the story and the performance. Brown still posted 25.7 points per game in the postseason, but the Celtics’ six-game loss to Philadelphia left the bigger conversation centered on expectations, leadership and public perception.