Josh Hart's wife Shannon has one-word reaction to Jaylen Brown's crotch grab on Knicks star
Josh Hart's wife Shannon was straight to the point with her one-word reaction to a video that showed the Knicks star and Celtics Jaylen Brown getting tangled up in the wrong place during Game 5 of Knicks Celtics Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday.
Josh Hart's wife Shannon was straight to the point with her one-word reaction to a video that showed the Knicks star and Celtics Jaylen Brown getting tangled up in the wrong place during Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday.
Brown appeared to grab Hart's crotch while trying to maneuver around a pick during the second half at TD Garden.
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'Weird,' Shannon wrote on X, including a video of the moment in slow motion.
Others agreed in the comments and some joked, 'Get him Shannon!!!'
'Very strange,' one person wrote.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown appeared to grab Knicks guard Josh Hart's crotch during the third quarter of Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series at TD Garden in Boston on May 14, 2025. X
'Fight for ya man sis,' another added.
Hart, who appeared to signal to the referee that he had an issue with the contact, and Brown then got into a shoving match — and were both assessed technicals when the game was tied at 59-59 early in the third quarter.
Knicks star Josh Hart and his wife Shannon Hart. Instgram/Shannon Hart
That followed a bloody scene when Hart was fouled and hit near his left eyebrow by Celtics' Luke Kornet, who was defending in the paint under Boston's basket late in the first quarter.
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Hart's eyebrow looked like it had split and was gushing blood.
He was tended to on the sidelines and changed his bloodied uniform before he returned and made his ensuing two free throws.
Knicks guard Josh Hart talks with a referee during the third quarter in Game 5 against the Celtics during the Eastern Conference semifinals series at TD Garden on May 14, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Knicks guard Josh Hart began shoved after Brown appeared to grab Hart's crotch during the third quarter of Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series at TD Garden in Boston on May 14, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
He appeared to have gotten stitches when he entered the second half with the game tied at 59-59.
The Knicks were outscored 32-17 in the third quarter en route to a losing effort, 127-102, cutting their series lead to 3-2.
Hart had a team-best 24 points and was 7-for-15 from the field.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) shoots the ball over Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) during Game 5 of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on May 14, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
He also finished with seven rebounds and two assists.
The series shifts back to Madison Square Garden for Game 6 on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

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