Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said he was shocked that Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was not ejected after throwing the ball into the stands during the Nets' win Friday night. After being fouled with 4:40 left in the third quarter, Durant threw the ball overhand toward the hoop, and it sailed over the backboard and into the crowd.
"I think I saw Kevin Durant wind up and throw the ball overhand, 10 or 15 rows into the stands and not get ejected," Carlisle said with a laugh after the game. "I think that's what I saw. And so that was shocking."
Asked what the officials' explanation was for not ejecting Durant, Carlisle replied, "I'm not going to share the explanation because I don't want to embarrass the officials. I don't want to embarrass the league. These guys are nice guys. They just made a big error. The league will address it."
"You don't want to hear the explanation," continued Carlisle, who is the president of the National Basketball Coaches Association. "And at this point, it doesn't matter, because it's not going to change the outcome. But it's something that's a significant thing that just can't be missed, that's all."
Durant remained in the game, scoring only three points the rest of the way but adding five assists. He finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in a 105-97 victory. Referee Sean Wright spoke to a pool reporter after the game and acknowledged the missed call.
"In real time, the official that made the call did not think the ball entered the stands with force," Wright said. "After seeing the video postgame, we did see the ball did go into the stands with force and Kevin Durant should have been ejected."
Durant said afterward he was aiming at the backboard and was unaware he could be ejected for throwing the ball into the stands. He expects to be fined by the league.
“I didn't know what I was thinking," he said.
(Photo: Dylan Buell / Getty Images)
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