Trae Young lost its cool and its place on the ground late in the Hawks of Atlanta ' loss of play at Orlando Magic Tuesday evening.
The Hawks goalkeeper helped orchestrate a rally from a 22-point deficit in the first half to get less than three points in the third quarter. But the game slipped from Atlanta's scope in the fourth, and Young responded by taunting several referees. He launched the ball on one, then returned it to another, winning two rapid technical faults and an ejection.
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The game was uncontrollable when Young was launched. Young Nutmegged Wendell Carter Jr., then marked a meaningless lay-up that reduced Orlando's advance to 107-87 with 4:50 to play. Young then pulled the ball to referee James Williams on the baseline, winning a quick technical fault.
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Williams then put forward the dead ball in the front ground for referee Pat Fraher for the technical shot of magic. But Young intercepted the pass and launched it towards Fraher's touch line.
Of course, it attracted the second technique of Young and an ejection.
But Young has not finished. He picked up the ball and simulated the passer-by to Freher before playing Keep-Away with a crossed dribbling. He then then conceded his ejection by dropping the ball behind him on his way to the tunnel.
The TNT broadcast video partially tells the story. But it is obscured by the rereading escapes. An uninterrupted video of a fan in nose bleeding painted the full picture.
Young walked on the ground after his first technique, then jumped to remove the ball from Fraher as soon as he saw him coming in his direction.
Ref: Young made “ a mockery of the game ''
The two techniques were obviously justified. But just in case it was not clear, Williams gave clarification on the reasons for which they were issued An post-match interview with a pool journalist.
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“Trae Young received its first anti -portive technical fault for launching the ball to a match manager,” said Williams.
As for the second?
“He received his second anti -portive technical fault for launching the ball and making fun of the game while we try to draw the frank launch for the first technical fault, and by rule when the player receives two antisportive faults which he ejected from the game,” continued Williams.
A “mockery of the game”. It is a brief assessment.
Trae Young lost its cool while the Hawks melted at the end of Tuesday's defeat against magic. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn images)
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Magic continued to A 120-95 victory To secure seeded n ° 7 in the eliminatory series of the Eastern Conference. The Hawks have one last chance to win an eliminatory offer in an elimination match on Friday. They will face the winner of the Wednesday game game between the Bulls and the warmth with the seeded n ° 8 in play. The loser's season will be over.
Young, Quin Snyder answers
This means that Young has at least one more match with challenges to play this season, assuming that it does not move away from the Tuesday incident with a suspension. Here is what he had to say after the match on his ejection and in the future:
“I told him that I was holding for the team, and I will not let the referees frustrate me like that in our next match”, ” YoungAccording to the Atlanta newspaper. “I know we have to win or get home the next game, and I'm going to be ready.”
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It is not clear that is “him” in this case. But Young knows the mission.
Hawks coach Quin Snyder said Young addressed the situation with his teammates.
“It is quick to own this,” Snyder said. “But the match was uncontrollable at that time.
“But once again, it is basketball of the playoffs, there will be adversity. We must continue to manage it in a way that can pass through part of this.”
