Isaiah Stewart is easy to ragebait and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was among those who were fearless to do that after he trolled the Detroit Pistons during their game at the TD Garden.
The two were locked in the free throw line in the third quarter, battling for position. The shoving went a little too far and it led to them giving each other an elbow above the neck. The scene was quickly pacified by the officials and Stewart, interestingly, walked away.
However, JB made sure that he had the last laugh by showing his first to the Pistons center, something he did recently against Milwaukee Bucks’ Bobby Portis.
Jaylen Brown hit Isaiah Stewart with his own emote after double techs 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/2208ijvWlf
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 16, 2025
NBA fans thought the scene was hilarious and that JB is cold for it. Others thought it is his streamer side that came out during that exchange.
Cold but hilarious. That moment alone made the whole sequence unforgettable and shows how competitive this matchup really is.
— Gina Barfield (@barfield_gina) December 16, 2025
Since bro starting streaming he been one of the funniest niggas in the league 😂😂 https://t.co/MR1xhVkkbu
— Talley 🇬🇳 (@109_Talley) December 16, 2025
Is it just me or this nigga way more expressive now? Was Tatum draining this mans energy lmao https://t.co/zQD7bTYbZn
— Oldie. (@Suvantiz) December 16, 2025
Are we not gonna talk about how JB stood up to Stewart? Half the time mfs running https://t.co/iuqAXTTPTG
— King Kunta (@YxngSavage17) December 16, 2025
Brown later on explained that it was just him and Stewart having a laugh and that he holds no grudge against the Beef Stew.
Jaylen Brown on this:
“We were just having fun. I think Stewart is a nice guy.” https://t.co/61Dui4HOvK pic.twitter.com/usTJ7xLXY1
— Justin Turpin (@JustinmTurpin) December 16, 2025
Jaylen Brown hard on self after loss
While he got the last laugh against Stewart, his team was at the wrong end of the main battle. Celtics fall to the Pistons, 105-112, to record their second straight loss.
Brown took responsibility for the defeat.
“I’ve got to do better to get my team over the hump,” Brown said. “In my mind, I didn’t have my best game tonight, so that’s on me.”
He is especially critical of his fourth quarter performance, the point where the committed a lot of lapses.
“Especially in the fourth quarter, just some mindset plays,” he told reporters.
“Foul. Staying down on the shot fake. Had a turnover in the fourth and then just too many missed free throws. Just mentality-wise, mindset-wise, I needed to be more for my team. I wasn’t tonight.”
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