Golden State Warriors all-star guard Klay Thompson was ejected from a game for the first time in his NBA career during the Warriors 105-134 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
During the games third quarter Thompson began jawing with Suns star Devin Booker before both of the players were given technical fouls after they were separated by officials.
Following the separation, a clearly irate Thompson continued trying to walk from the sidelines back onto the court towards Booker and the referees, until he was swiftly ejected from the game. At the time of the ejection the Warriors were only trailing 81-76.
Klay Thompson and Devin Booker were both assessed technical fouls after jawing with each other and getting tangled up in the third quarter
Teammates and coaches attempted to hold Thompson back as he tried to free himself in order to keep yelling at Booker and the officals
Thompson waves goodbye to the crowd in Phoenix as he is escorted to the locker room after being ejected from the game
As he exited the court, Thompson waved goodbye to the crowd while angrily yelling something at a Suns fan in the audience.
Thompson had only shot 1-8 from the field and 0-5 from the field, scoring only two points before he was sent to take an early shower.
Devin Booker led the way for the Suns offensively as he scored 34 points and registered 7 assists in 35 minutes of action.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) slam dunks in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The Pelicans won 113-111.
Elsewhere Trey Murphy III scored 22 points and the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans overcame Luka Doncic´s latest prolific performance to beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-111 on Tuesday night.
The Pelicans were missing two of their top three scorers in Brandon Ingram (concussion protocol) and Zion Williamson (hip bruise), as well as a third starter, Herb Jones (hyperextended knee), who is their top defensive player.
But the available Pelicans responded with an all-hands-on-deck effort in which eight players reached double figures in scoring.
That included first-round draft pick Dyson Daniels, who scored his first career points in the second quarter and finished with 11 in 22 minutes.
Murphy hit all eight shots he took, including four 3-pointers. Naji Marshall scored 15 points in a spot start. CJ McCollum had 14 points and 11 assists.
Doncic scored 37 to go with 11 rebounds and seven assists, but his 3-point attempt at the final horn bounced off the front rim.
Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) shoots the ball against the Detroit Pistons in the third quarter at Capital One Arena.
Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99 on Tuesday night.
Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory.
“It’s always tough to go a stretch without Brad,” coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “He was able to come back into the game and kind of gave us some life. The changing defenses throughout – last season gave us a lot of problems. I thought we handled it a little better tonight.”
Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points for the Wizards, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13.
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Beal scored 11 in the fourth quarter.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots past Reggie Jackson #1 of the Los Angeles Clippers during the third quarter at Paycom Center
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Thunder defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 108-94 on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said the players are more concerned with process than results as the young roster evolves. He said his team is “robotic” about feedback.
“We just try to create like, an extremely ruthless consistency with our approach and just trust that if we do that, the guys will improve, the players will grow as they gain experience, things will slow down, their bodies will get stronger,” he said. “And we just trust in that deal.”
The Clippers were without their two biggest stars. Kawhi Leonard sat out to rest his right knee and Paul George missed the game with an illness. Another starter, Marcus Morris, was out for personal reasons. Oklahoma City took advantage by holding the Clippers to 42% shooting.
Luke Kennard scored 15 points and Ivica Zubac had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers.
