Things can not get worse for the Celtics on Friday night.

Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown fouled out of Game 6 at Madison Square Garden with 2:50 to go in the third quarter as Boston trailed the Knicks by nearly 40 points.

Brown, 28, finished Friday’s game with 20 points.

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<div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaylen Brown didn’t even make it to the 4th quarter <a href="https://t.co/y7ZR34kqX1">pic.twitter.com/y7ZR34kqX1</a></p>— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypostsports/status/1923563192506028111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2025</a></blockquote></div>
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<figcaption>Jaylen Brown is pictured during the Celtics’ loss May 16. <span class="credit">Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post</span></figcaption>

The Celtics are now without their two best players, as Jayson Tatum <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/sports/jayson-tatums-achilles-injury-not-good-for-nba-jalen-brunson/">tore his right Achilles during Game 4</a> of the series.

Things can not get worse for the Celtics Friday night.{ai:summary}<p>The Celtics faced a dismal situation on Friday night, with star guard Jaylen Brown fouling out in the third quarter while trailing the Knicks by nearly 40 points. Brown ended the game with 20 points but did not play in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Compounding the team's struggles, the Celtics are now missing both of their top players, as Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles in Game 4 of the series. #sports</p>

Jaylen Brown fouls out as things go from bad to worse for Celtics in Game 6

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