The Boston Celtics misplaced Recreation 4 because of a poorly-timed resolution by Jaylen Brown to double-team Joel Embiid within the put up with 15 seconds left and the Cs up by two — a defensive tactic that resulted in a wide-open 3-pointer for James Harden that sank the underside of the online and in the end gave the 76ers an important series-tying victory.
Following the sport, Brown advised reporters that he merely made a “unhealthy learn” and a “gamble on the improper time.”
Jaylen Brown on the choice to double: “Only a unhealthy learn. That’s it. It’s of venture on the improper time. Massive shot by James Harden however that’s my fault. I take full accountability.”
CBS Sports activities’ Brad Botkin agreed with Brown however took the criticism of his resolution a step additional, calling the choice to go all-in on stopping a tie by opening up the chance for the Sixers to take the lead as an alternative.
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“Brown is true,” Botkin wrote. “This was not the time to gamble. He got here for Embiid when the large man had his again turned maybe considering he may disrupt Embiid sufficient to trigger a turnover or an errant shot, ending the sport in that second. However the threat of leaving an open shooter within the sturdy aspect nook, a cardinal sin at just about any level in any sport until it’s a foul shooter you might be inviting to fireside away, was simply too excessive.”
Jaylen Brown’s Recreation 4 mistake may very well be the start of the tip of the present Boston Celtics
It’d be fairly the black tablet to ingest to recommend Brown’s Recreation 4 mistake that in the end led to the Boston Celtics blowing the possibility to take a 3-1 sequence lead over Philadelphia may very well be the start of the tip for the present Cs core. Boston nonetheless had a final possession to win which they didn’t successfully make the most of, and this sequence remains to be within the Celtics’ fingers with the sequence shifting to the TD Backyard.
Nonetheless, it’s onerous to not think about the sheer chaos that Boston shedding the subsequent two video games would trigger after Brown — who was already a preferred commerce candidate with nationwide shops simply ready on the autumn of the Celtics — had such an notorious gaffe. The antithesis of goodwill (bad-will?) that Brown would doubtlessly deliver on himself may doubtlessly make a bitter relationship with the town worse. Ime Udoka in Houston may actually be a pull for Brown as effectively, particularly if Harden is ready to return to the franchise he peaked with.
It’s too early to make any grandiose statements on what Harden’s Recreation 4 game-winning 3-pointer may imply for the group shifting ahead, however it’s simple that the chance it turns into a ache level shifting ahead for Boston Celtics followers actually exists.
A prominent Boston-area doctor accused in several lawsuits of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients was indicted by a grand jury on rape charges.
Dr. Derrick Todd allegedly assaulted two women during examinations in December 2022 and June 2023 at the Charles River Medical Associates in Framingham, Mass., the Middlesex County District Attorney announced Thursday.
Todd, a rheumatologist, appeared in Middlesex Superior Court Friday after he handed himself over to police the previous night.
Dr. Derrick Todd is arraigned in Middlesex County Superior Court after he was indicted on rape charges on Jan. 17, 2025. AP
The two women had either a pelvic exam or pap smear with the doctor when the alleged assault occurred, NBC Boston reported.
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The patients alleged the exams went beyond “normal.”
One of the women endured enough pain for her to scream at Todd to stop but the doctor didn’t listen and continued the exam.
The second patient alleged she didn’t give Todd consent to perform the specific examination but the doctor went ahead despite the rejection, the outlet reported.
Todd pleaded not guilty to the two rape charges.
He was held on a $10,000 bail.
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Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, where Todd worked for 14 years. Google Maps
A judge ordered Todd to surrender his passport, not have any contact with his alleged victims, and give up all medical licenses.
Claims of abuse from Todd date back to 2010 but only surfaced in 2023 after Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital received anonymous complaints.
Todd is the former chief of clinical rheumatology at the Boston hospital but resigned after 14 years in 2023 when two other physicians questioned the appropriateness of pelvis exams for his rheumatology patients, the Boston Globe reported.
Over 200 of Todd’s former patients accused him of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations, and rectal examinations.
The accusers include over 200 women and several men between teenagers and 60-year-olds.
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Attorneys for 180 of the former patients say the two rape charges are just the start of the doctor’s legal battle.
“It’s just the beginning of the criminal case against Dr. Todd, but it does help validate the civil claims that Lubin & Meyer is pursuing on behalf of so many of his former patients,” Attorney William Thompson said. “Fundamentally, it’s about a doctor abusing his position. And taking advantage of patients who put their trust in him for his own personal sexual gratification.”
Over 200 of Todd’s former patients accused him of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations, and rectal examinations. LinkedIn
Todd voluntarily ceased his medical practice in Massachusetts in September 2023.
The announcement was made in a letter to the Board of Registration in Medicine.
The class-action lawsuit against Todd also listed the hospital as a defendant for allegedly knowing about the abuse and failing to stop it.
O’shae Brissett, who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in June but hasn’t played professionally since, has reportedly signed an NBA G-League level contract with the Brooklyn Nets G League team, the Long Island Nets.
Bobby Manning was first with the news Friday morning…
Sources tell me Oshae Brissett signed a G-League contract with the Long Island Nets
The 6’7” 26-year-old Brissett, a defensive specialist, will join Long Island having last played for the Boston Celtics as a part of the NBA Championship squad last year.
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In his defining moment of the title run, Brissett was inserted as a small ball center by Boston coach Joe Mazzulla in Game 2 of the Celtics-Pacers conference title series. It was his first playoff minutes, but he played a critical role defensively, picking up three steals and finishing a +15 in his 12 minutes on the court.
“Just his presence, his energy, his athleticism,” Mazzulla said after that game. “Just gave us, I think he had a dunk, got a steal, got us out in transition with a couple [of] rebounds. So just, he plays with such a high level of intensity and energy. It’s big for us.”
In his 55 games with the Celtics in the 2023-24 season, Brissett started just one and played roughly 11.5 minutes per game. He averaged 3.7 points per game, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. He shot 44.4% from the field, 27.3% from beyond the arc. He adds yet another NBA veteran presence to the young Long Island Nets team with .
Brissett played three years with the Indiana Pacers, his best year coming in 2021-22 when he played 67 games, 25 starts, averaging 9.1 points and 5.3 rebounds.
However, he hasn’t played since the NBA Finals. Brissett, who turned 26 years old in June, declined a $2.5 million dollar player option with Boston at the end of June. He hoped that he could get more by testing the free-agent market. Similarly, the Toronto native dropped out of the Canadian national team, coached by Jordi Fernandez, to focus his free agency. However, offers or at least offers he liked never materialized and he remained a free agent until Friday.
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Brissett’s rebounding and size will give Long Island some added depth, and in Long Island’s case, a potential starter. Brissett always intended to pursue a return to the NBA, and his signing with the Long Island Nets is a first step to getting back to that dream.
Brissett also re-unites with Kendall Brown who had been his Indiana Pacers teammate two years ago.
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