Orlando Magic said a place in the playoffs with a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday and did enough to see the snipers of the star brings Young to be expelled before the game ended.
Young had 28 points and six assists in 40 minutes, but it was not close to see the game. Young gave a strong pass to a referee after making a basket with 4:48 remaining in the game. The referee did not take too kind and gave him a technical fault.
Moments later, he diverted the ball with his foot and did not quickly return it to the referee.
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The Atlanta Hawks Guard, brings Young, #11, seeks to pass the ball as the Orlandel Wendell Carter Jr. magic center, #34, and striker Franz Wagner, #22, defends during the first half of a NBA Tournament Basketball game on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raux)
He was thrown from the game from there. The NBA said it was thrown by “mocking the game.”
Referee James Williams addressed technical faults.
“Bring Young received its first unsportsmanlike technique foul for launching the ball to a game officer,” he told a pool reporter. “He received his second unsportsmanlike technique for kicking the ball and making fun of the game while trying to shoot the free kick for the first technical foul and, as a rule, when the player receives two unsportsmanlike fouls he has expelled from the game,” he added.
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The Atlanta Hawks Guard brings Young, #11, tries a shot as it goes between the Orlando Magic Guard, Gary Harris, #14, and Guard Anthony Black, #0, during the first half of a game of NBA game tournament on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raux)
The Magic won 120-95 to ensure seed number 7 in the playoffs.
“Sometimes, when I get my frustration in the referees, it’s not just for me,” said Young. “It is for my teammates. I see Dyson Daniels underway; it may not yet be a family name, but it deserves the same amount of respect as some of these other types. If you see a fault, you should call a foul. That is more or less for me.”
Wendall Carter Jr. led the magic with 19 points. Orlando star striker, Paolo Banchero, added 17 points.
“It was a fun game, a great game, a unique type of challenge,” Banchero said. “I was interested in seeing how they were going to try to protect me. In the first quarter I was trying to involve my teammates, moving the ball, and those boys started. They took us throughout the game.”
Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero striker, #5, and Atlanta Hawks striker Dominick Barlow, #0, go after a rebound during the first half of a NBA game basketball game on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raux)
Orlando will face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
