Jaylen Brown is back to playing basketball without his protective face mask, and he took a hard hit to the face during the second quarter of Game 7.
Brown jumped to contest a James Harden layup attempt when Harden’s hand met Brown’s face.
Brown fell backward and hit the basket support, remaining on the ground for a few moments. He emerged with a bloody nose, but stayed in the game.
The Celtics were down eight when the flagrant was called, but came storming back shortly after. Brown hit both free throws, Robert Williams III scored on a dunk, Brown hit a layup, cutting the lead to two.