Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tells ESPN's Stephen A Smith to 'be quiet and retire'

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ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith is no stranger to having beef with NBA stars. It's time to add Celtics guard Jaylen Brown to the list.

The latest dust-up started, naturally, on "First Take," where Smith took aim at Brown for his comments following Boston's playoff collapse.

Brown recently said this was his "favorite year," despite the Celtics blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers and getting eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs. That didn't sit well with Smith, who made it very clear Thursday that he thought Brown should have kept that to himself.

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"You got knocked out in the first round," Smith said. "The Boston Celtics, one of the top two most storied franchises, if not the most storied franchise in the history of basketball, lost a 3-1 lead for the first time in its postseason history."

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is on the court before game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on May 2, 2026. (Winslow Townson/Imagn Images)

Smith's issue wasn't just that Brown said it. It was the timing.

Boston had just been eliminated, Jayson Tatum was dealing with an Achilles injury and Brown was out there saying this season was his favorite.

"Twenty-four hours after losing a 3-1 lead and [he] says this was his favorite year," Smith continued. "[They lost] three games at home. Three games at home."

Smith then brought up Brown's relationship with Tatum, noting that Tatum had appeared on "First Take" butFirst Take but hadn't appeared on Brown's