The game was out of hand when Young got tossed. Young nutmegged Wendell Carter Jr., then scored a meaningless layup that cut Orlando's lead to 107-87 with 4:50 remaining. Young then fired the ball at referee James Williams on the baseline, earning a quick technical foul.

Trae Young scores a game-high 28 points before being ejected with less than 5 minutes left in Tuesday’s game. Atlanta star guard Trae Young threw a hard pass and showed off a little fancy ballhandling. Ordinarily, those are good things. Doing it against referees was frowned upon, however — and the NBA said he was “making a mockery of the game.”