The Philadelphia 76ers have sent the Boston Celtics packing in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and the fallout is just getting started. Jaylen Brown's postgame livestream comments have become the talk of the sports world—and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is not holding back.

Brown went live on Sunday to discuss the heartbreaking Game 7 loss, and he didn't mince words. He accused referees of having an "agenda" against him and the Celtics, and he doubled down on his criticism of Joel Embiid's flopping, calling it a blight on the league.

"Flopping has ruined our league," Brown said during the stream. "Joel Embiid is a great player. One of the best bigs in basketball history, but he flops. He knows it. This isn't breaking news."

Those comments quickly became the centerpiece of Monday's sports debates, and Stephen A. Smith weighed in on "First Take" with a blistering critique—though he did agree with Brown's underlying point about Embiid.

"There is no issue because he lied," Smith said. "Joel Embiid flops sometimes, but considering his considerable injury history, it's not hard to imagine Joel Embiid falling to the floor, even though he's 7'1", 270 pounds."

But Smith saved his harshest words for Brown's timing and priorities. "I understand where Jaylen Brown is coming from, but here's why it's just an awful, awful, awful look for him," Smith explained. "You're getting paid over $300 million. You were an MVP candidate. You were up 3-1 in this series. Did you say anything when you were up 3-1? No, you didn't. All of a sudden, here you are after blowing a 3-1 lead for the first time in Celtics history, and you're going to sit up there complaining about him flopping? How about all those missed jump shots from your team?"

Smith's message was clear: in the world of high-stakes playoff basketball, pointing fingers after a collapse doesn't sit well—especially when your own performance could have changed the outcome. For Celtics fans, it's a tough pill to swallow after a season that promised so much. And for the rest of the league, it's a reminder that in the NBA, what you say after the final buzzer can be just as memorable as what happened on the court.