Trae Young ejected for throwing ball at referee vs. Pacers / News - Basketnews.com

Trae Young was ejected from the Hawks-Pacers game for throwing the ball toward the NBA official with force after being called for an offensive foul on a previous play. It is Young's 15th tech of the season.

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The Atlanta Hawks overcame an ejection to leading scorer Trae Young and grabbed a 143-130 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

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Young was given a technical foul and ejected for throwing the ball harshly back to the referee.

The game was tied 84-84 with 7:25 left in the third quarter when the incident occurred.

Trae was still frustrated about having a 3-pointer taken away and turned into an offensive foul.

He finished the game with 14 points, three rebounds, and five assists in more than 20 minutes of action.

Young received his 15th technical foul in the season. If he gets one more, he will be suspended for one game.

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