NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown, Ge...

Following a collision on the bench during Sunday's Game 7 victory for the Boston Celtics, forwards Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and Georges Niang of the Philadelphia 76ers both received two technical fouls.

The event happened in the middle of the second quarter. Brown stumbled into the 76ers bench while attempting to prevent a rebound from falling out of bounds after a missed shot by the 76ers. His teammate Robert Williams received the ball from him, and he passed it to Jayson Tatum for a Celtics break. Williams and Brown, though, didn't follow their comrades into transition.

Williams stood at Brown's side as he continued to rant at the 76ers bench from the backcourt. Scott Foster, the official, called Brown for a technical foul. Officials went to the replay monitor after Brown objected.

When Brown landed on the Philadelphia bench, Niang made contact with his body, as seen on the replay. Niang wasn't playing. Niang extended his right hand toward Brown's waist as he regained his equilibrium. Then, when Brown turned upcourt to resume play, Niang continued to make contact with Brown's leg. Brown then whirled around to face the 76ers bench.

Foster declared that Brown and Niang had both received technical fouls following the examination of the replay. Niang received a technical foul for "grabbing the leg of Brown by the bench." Foster gave Brown a technical foul because he "then taunted the bench needlessly," according to Foster.

Niang made contact with Brown's body when he fell on the Philadelphia bench, as can be seen in the clip. Niang was not participating. Brown recovered his balance as Niang reached out with his right hand toward his waist. Niang continued to make contact with Brown's leg as he turned upcourt to resume play. Brown turned to face the 76ers bench after that.

After reviewing the footage, Foster ruled that both Brown and Niang had committed technical fouls. Niang was assessed a technical foul for "grabbing the leg of Brown by the bench." Because Brown "then taunted the bench needlessly," according to Foster, he was assessed a technical foul by the referee.