Tell me again how that Celtics/Cavaliers rivalry has faded.
In a play late in the first quarter, Boston’s Aron Baynes and Cleveland’s J.R. Smith got tangled up as Smith had been physical and fronted Baynes in the post, then they got tangled and Baynes kind of tossed Smith, so Smith shoved Baynes in the back.
At that point Marcus Smart wanted to step up for his teammate — and lost it, having to be wrestled to the ground by his teammates while Smith is amused by all of this.
The result was Smart getting ejected and Smith just getting a technical.
Replay Review (Game Crew): player altercation in Q1 of #BOSatCLE. Ruling: personal fouls on Baynes and Smith, technical foul on Smith, technical foul and ejection on Smart for escalation. pic.twitter.com/1fjBB5vk5w
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) October 7, 2018
That was truly great teammate-ing by Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier to potentially keep Marcus Smart from a suspension.
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) October 7, 2018
Smart is going to get a fine from this, Smith may as well.
Preseason games rarely see this kind of passion, but this is the second ejection this year. Washington’s Markieff Morris was tossed, although for far less of an infraction.
