Leaving it on the court? Klay Thompson received his first NBA game ejection after getting in a heated exchange with Devin Booker.During the Warriors and Suns game on Tuesday, October 25, the shooting guard, 32, was seen arguing with Booker, 25, in the third quarter.
After the two had words, both players received technical fouls as a result. Thompson went on to argue with the officials and ended up earning a second technical foul along with an ejection.While on the court, Thompson’s teammate Steph Curry had to hold back the five-time all-star.
As the shooting guard walked off the court, he could be seen pointing over to the Suns’ bench, reiterating the conversation he had with Booker.This was a first for the 4-time NBA champion who has appeared in a total of 796 NBA regular season and postseason games.
At the time of Thompson’s ejection, the Warriors were trailing by six points and ultimately lost the game to the Suns with a final score of 134-105.After the game, Booker revealed in a post-game interview that night that the tussle started because Thompson repeatedly gloated to the Suns player about his four NBA championship rings and there were no hard feelings between the two competitors.“I love Klay Thompson.
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