LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Following the Celtics’ Game 2 loss to the Heat, that put them down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, there was a commotion both outside and inside the Boston locker room as the media gathered outside awaiting postgame interviews heard the sounds of yelling and what appeared to be a scuffle.
Here is what The Athletic learned went on behind those doors.
Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown had a heated confrontation inside that locker room after the Game 2 loss and needed to be separated by teammates, multiple sources told The Athletic. Smart, who is widely regarded as Boston’s emotional leader, was heard shouting inside the postgame locker room after the Celtics’ loss to Miami.
Sources told The Athletic that Smart stormed into the Celtics postgame locker room saying that other players needed to be held accountable and not simply point the finger toward him when things are going wrong. As Smart…
