Scottie Barnes reacts to being ejected: 'I'm in disbelief' / News - Basketnews.com

Barnes told that it was normal talk with the referees. He said he was talking with himself at that moment and thinks the officials overheard it and took offense.

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Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was ejected in the game against the Denver Nuggets Monday night which confused the player.

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After the game, he questioned why he was thrown out.

"I was just saying something to myself and I guess he took offense to it and just took me out of the game," Barnes said during the post-game press conference. "I was just talking to myself."

Down by one and with around 30 seconds to go in the match, the Raptors were on defense. With just under five seconds to go on the shot clock, a foul was called onJakob Poeltlthat sentAaron Gordonto the free-throw line.

Immediately after the call,Scottie Barnesstarted questioning the referee's decision and gestured with his arms. Moments later, he received a technical foul and got ejected.

After the game, referee Scott Foster, who administered the technical foul and the ejection on Barnes, was asked during the post-game pool report about the situation. The official answered that Barnes "was ejected on one technical foul because he used verbiage that which directly questioned the integrity of the crew".

"It was just normal talk. I felt like I got fouled on some shots, told him about it a little bit but I guess they were just mad, I don't know," Barnes tried to explain.

Asked whether he first received a technical foul and then got ejected, the forward denied it. "No first t, it was automatic, it was just ejection," he said.

Barnes later tweeted "I'm in disbelief" with a facepalm emoji on Twitter.

Scottie Barnes post-game press conference:

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