Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young lost his temper Saturday and it cost him.
Officials ejected Young in the third quarter of Atlanta’s game against the Indiana Pacers after he threw a hard pass at referee Scott Wall during a timeout.
Wall managed to catch the pass, but called a technical on Young. The high-scoring guard had been upset because seconds earlier he’d had a 3-pointer disallowed when he was whistled for a technical for tripping Aaron Nesmith.
Trae Young ejected after throwing the ball toward an official. 🏀🤔pic.twitter.com/dPg76i04gg
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) March 25, 2023
The second technical, which earned him the ejection, is Young’s 15th this season. One more technical earns him an automatic one-game suspension.
A curious thing happened after Young’s ejection — the Hawks broke away from an 84-84 tie to win, 143-130.
NBA fans predictably bashed Trae Young for the incident. As young athletes learn at an early age, you never lay hands on a game official, and hurling a ball at one is a bad idea as well.
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Hawks have pulled away, and strangely played their best basketball after Trae Young was ejected.
— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzATL) March 25, 2023
Trae Young is a clown
— CelticsSpencer ☘️ (@CelticsSpencer) March 25, 2023
Keep telling me Trae Young is mature and isn’t part of the problem.
— OpinesJM (@OpinesJM) March 25, 2023
Funny now the hawks played better without Trae young
— Pto_Cracks (@Pto_craxx) March 25, 2023
and none of the coaches on the back bench look surprised or even mildly disappointed. can we just trade this dude and get on with things?
— avBuuren (@tigerlili2000) March 25, 2023
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