Kevin Durant addresses his Flagrant-2 on Justin Anderson… https://t.co/33pt2RPeZx
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 24, 2016
Durant & Westbrook addressing media
The Dallas Mavericks are down a starter in Chandler Parsons and have taken an alternative physical route to get into the heads of their first round opponent Oklahoma City Thunder. For the most part, OKC didn’t budge until the second of last night’s game 4 meeting in Dallas. It resulted in Kevin Durant losing his cool and visibly slapping rookie Justin Anderson – that led to an ejection.
Some around the league are even calling for a game-5 suspension, which could mean the Mavericks have a slight chance to extend this series longer than the Thunder would like. After the game, Kevin simply said the flagrant-2 foul was just bad timing, following previous events throughout the night. Since Durant apologized to the rook and even shook his hand after the game, we’re curious if Adam Silver and the league will still hand down a one-game suspension.
Take a look at the series of events from game 4 below.
How the skirmish started: Anthony Morrow wouldn't give Salah Mejri the ball back then threw it to the ref. pic.twitter.com/7nsiw0oXvc
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) April 24, 2016
Part One: Thunder Bench wouldn’t give Dallas Ball Back
Salah Mejri is making his presence felt. He's also doing a bunch of yelling and screaming that nobody can understand.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 24, 2016
Mejri and Westbrook seem like really good friends pic.twitter.com/PaPIuJF7SS
— Dime Magazine (@DimeMag) April 24, 2016
Part Two: Salah Mejri mocks Westbrook after free throws
Kevin Durant gets ejected for hard foul…then walks over to The Mavs bench and apologies. Kids take note…
— Damon Lane (@KOCOdamonlane) April 24, 2016
Kevin Durant ejected for Flagrant 2 foul pic.twitter.com/0MMQdpa6kR
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) April 24, 2016
Part Three: Durant’s flagrant two ejection
No hard feelings? Justin Anderson and Kevin Durant shake hands after game while reuniting with HS coach Stu Vetter. pic.twitter.com/ejr98wKqrC
— Damon R. Marx (@DamonMarxDMN) April 24, 2016
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