Tatum questions his ejection against Philadelphia

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum disagrees that what he did deserved to be punished with 2nd technical foul and an ejection in the final moments of the 3^rd quarter of his franchise’s 125-119 win against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden.

Jayson Tatum was ejected after receiving his second technical foul. pic.twitter.com/fp6PyrCL46

— ESPN (@espn) December 2, 2023

“I could not believe that I was ejected],” Tatum shared. “I mean, y’all watch the incident. You can’t be sure what I said, but I mean, I guess whatever I said doesn’t matter at all. I can’t agree with rules like this. One of the assistant officials who was there with me doesn’t agree. But it doesn’t really matter, I’m not mistaken? … When they decide to eject you, they just eject you.”

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Tatum was thrown out with only 2 seconds remaining in the 3^rd quarter, when after being called for an offensive foul vs. Philly’s Robert Covington, officials reviewed it and upgraded it to a flagrant foul 1, and Jayson was thrown out for a 2^nd technical foul.

“I walked back calmly, sat in my chair, got some ice… I had to laugh it off.”

Jayson Tatum hilariously clarifies his mood after being ejected pic.twitter.com/9eBNbGmNa6

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