NBA Coach Had To Be Held Back From Referee On Thursday Night
12/27/2024 12:44 PM
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic wasn't thrilled with the officials during Thursday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Rajakovic looked to be upset because the officials failed to call a foul on the Grizzlies while guard Scottie Barnes was driving to the basket. There was definitely some contact but no foul was called.
Rajakovic stormed onto the court and got in the face of an official. It's not fully clear what he's saying but he was unhappy and had to be held back from the ref as he was screaming at him.
Raptors coach Darko Rajaković was ejected after what appeared to be a non-foul call on the Grizzlies. pic.twitter.com/YJWKCceFmD
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The ref assigned Rajakovic a double technical foul and ejected him from the game. Had he not been held back, there's a chance that it could've gotten worse since he was so upset with the officials.
The incident came with a little over 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter before the Raptors lost by 29, 155-126. RJ Barrett led the Raptors in scoring with 27 points while Barnes was right behind him with 26.
Zach Edey and Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies in scoring with 21 points apiece while Desmond Bane was directly behind them with 19.
The win got the Grizzlies to 21-10 overall as they continue to be one of the top teams in the Western Conference while the Raptors fell to 7-24 and have lost nine games in a row.
The Raptors will try and end their losing streak when they play the Atlanta Hawks at home on Sunday.
We'll see if they'll have Rajakovic for that game since there is a chance that the NBA will discipline him for yelling at the officials.
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