Trae Young avoids comments about his and Marcus Smart's altercation / News - Basketnews.com

Trae Young said he had "nothing much to say" about the fight with Marcus Smart. Meanwhile, Quin Snyder said that the altercation was an outcome of the competitive game, praised security guards, and emphasized that they have a lot of other things to worry about.

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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Atlanta Hawks floor general Trae Young had a heated moment on Saturday night.

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With 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter and Boston leading 129-121, Young and Smart had to be separated after the two were involved in wrestling and fell to the court under the Celtics' basket.

Smart was called for an initial foul before a lengthy review by the officials called both players for technical fouls and ejected Smart.

"I just saw them both kind of go down, definitely chirping at each other going down," Celtics center Al Horford said. "We were all in there trying to do damage control."

The officials' crew chief, Sean Wright, told a pool reporter that Smart was ejected "for the grab and takedown of Trae Young."

After the game, Young said he had "nothing much to say" about the skirmish.

"I didn't get an explanation why I got a tech," he added.

Sean Wright said post-game that Young drew the technical foul "for getting up and pointing in Marcus Smart's face."

Smart had 11 points and 6 assists in 36 minutes before being ejected, and Young finished the game with 35 points and 13 assists in 34 minutes.

"It's over. ... This is a competitive game. Guys mixed it up. I think our security guys did a good job keeping everything in line and we finished the game. There are a lot of other things that we got to worry about, to be honest with you," Hawks head coach Quin Snyder reacted to the episode.

Boston ended up winning the game on the road 134-125.

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