Pacers Star Buddy Hield’s Honest Admission After Bizarre Jaylen Brown Call Fumes Celtics HC

Published 01/08/2024, 10:16 PM EST

The Monday night game between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics had all sorts of drama. The game went down to the wire, where the points tied at 131 with 43 seconds left in the game. While it could have been anyone’s game, neither of the teams, made a single bucket in the remaining time, until the Pacers drew a foul call with less than a second left on the game clock, and the eventually home side went on to win the game.

But one particular official review with 3 seconds remaining on the clock hurt the Celtics very badly. It cost the visitors the game. Following the play, it resulted in an exchange of words between the Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla and the Pacers Buddy Hield. Let’s find out more about it in detail.

Buddy Hield and Mazzulla exchange words on the Jaylen Brown call

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With the score tied at 131, the Celtics got the possession of the ball with 12 seconds remaining on the clock. Jaylen Brown went up against three Pacers defenders for a jump shot to get the lead, missed it, but extracted a foul call on Buddy Hield. Immediately, the Pacers called for a review.

In the replay, Hield’s hand can be seen brushing the back of Brown’s head. But the officials overturned the call and the Pacers again got possession of the ball with 3 seconds remaining in the game. It frustrated Joe Mazzulla, and he had an exchange with Hield.

Notably, Jared Weiss, The Athletic reporter, claimed that Buddy Hield admitted that he fouled Brown to Mazzulla. Following that, Weiss stated that the Celtics coach said that he couldn’t wait for the last two-minute report (L2M).

Joe Mazzulla keeps insisting he. And wait for the L2M report at 4 pm tomorrow. Says Buddy Hield told him that Hield fouled Brown at the end.
“4 o’clock. Can’t wait.”
Mazzulla went on to insist they lost the game in the 3rd quarter when Pacers played inspired.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) January 9, 2024

While this game already grabbed a lot of attention because of Tyrese Haliburton’s unfortunate injury, the controversial review further grabbed a lot of eyeballs.

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Moments later, Weiss made another update about Buddy’s interaction with the coach.

Hield vs Mazzulla

Moments after the first update about the controversial call, Jared Weiss made another update regarding the exchange between the coach and the Pacers player. Weiss’ post stated that Hield refused to reveal the conversation, but at the same time, he admitted that he made some contact with Brown.

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Buddy Hield wouldn’t share what he told Joe Mazzulla, but said that he made some contact with Jaylen Brown yet the officials and replay center made the decision.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) January 9, 2024

Will this statement from Hield open up doors for new controversy tomorrow? We will have to wait to find out.

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What do you make of the referee’s decision to overturn the call? Will Hield’s admission make any difference in the L2M report? Let us know in the comments below.

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Pacers Star Buddy Hield’s Honest Admission After Bizarre Jaylen Brown Call Fumes Celtics HC

Buddy Hield and Mazzulla exchange words on the Jaylen Brown call

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