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Dejounte Murray bumped referee Gediminas Petraitis after the game against the Celtics Sunday night, arguing his case. Moments later, the guard had to be held back by his teammates. The NBA has begun an investigation into the matter.

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The Atlanta Hawks lost Game 4 against the Boston Celtics Sunday night. After the final whistle blew, a potentially costly action by one of the players was documented.

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As the scoreboard reached zeroes, marking the Celtics' win, Hawks' guard Dejounte Murray approached one of the game's referees - Gediminas Petraitis - and slightly bumped him, passionately arguing his case.

Although the interaction took only a couple of seconds, Murray was later seen gesturing to his teammates and had to be held back not to cause any inconvenience.

The Hawks didn't make Murray available for interviews after the match.

Several hours after the game, the NBA announced that it has begun an investigation into Murray's actions.

The league has established to be taking physical contact with the officials very seriously. In October, Celtics' forward Grant Williams was suspended for one game after making a contact with an official following his ejection.

Last season, Dejounte Murray was fined $20,000 for hitting a referee with a ball.

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