Jaylen Brown was disqualified for the first time in his career one week after Jayson Tatum was ejected for disagreeing with officials.

Brown was called for a technical foul in the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ game against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on Friday night after taking issue with a reach-in foul on Immanuel Quickley with 7:19 remaining. With five fouls, he was dismissed from the game, but he was ejected with his second tech while on the bench, and the ref that ejected him was already on the other side of the floor.

After being tossed out of the game, several C’s players and staff members had to hold Brown back as he approached the official. The complete scene can be seen below:

Head coach Joe Mazzulla was as perplexed as Brown by Brown’s ejection.

“I’ve been on the sidelines in the NBA for five years and I’ve seen players act and say things that are way more disrespectful than that,” Mazzulla said after the game. “I’m doing everything I can to not cost myself $25K.”

After the game, Brown expressed his displeasure with the referee.

“I wish I would’ve gotten my money’s worth,” he stated of his ejection. “I always imagined my first career ejection would be something a little more exciting, like a tussle or something, with guys folding up and falling to the ground.” Not some agitated ref who had a bad day. What bothers me the most is that I should have gotten my f—ing money’s worth.”

According to the pool report, Brown’s dismissal was caused by his waving off the official, “which under the respect of the game guidelines is considered an overt gesture and an unsportsmanlike act.”

Brown had a different perspective.

“I think it’s a difference between showing emotion and it being disrespectful or derogatory towards another person,” Brown said in a statement. “I don’t think I was directing it at all, especially on the second one, it wasn’t even close.” I’m sitting on the bench, speaking from the sidelines. He can’t understand a word I’m saying. So he summoned the technician from across the court. That has to do with someone’s emotions being too involved in whatever else is going on, and they’re judging their power with technical fouls.

“I’m not going to comment on officiating in general, but I am going to comment on this guy specifically tonight.” “I thought that was nonsense.”

Fortunately, Brown’s absence didn’t cost the C’s in the fourth-inning stretch. With Brown out, the Knicks staged a late comeback, but the Celtics held on for a 133-123 triumph.

Before being ejected, Brown had 17 points (7-13 FG), four assists, one steal, and one block.