Trae Young isn’t quite ready to take the court just yet for the Washington Wizards, but that didn’t stop him from getting ejected on Monday night.
Young was thrown out of the Wizards’ matchup with the Houston Rockets on Monday after he ran out onto the court and started complaining to the official. Young did not play in the contest, and is actually set to make his debut with the team after being traded there last month later this week.
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The incident started after Tari Eason shoved Jamir Watkins down to the ground hard as the Rockets were bringing the ball up the court in the third quarter at Capital One Arena. The shove seemed to come out of nowhere, which sparked a decent scrum on the floor.
Players and coaches quickly pulled the two players apart without incident. But Young came out onto the floor from the bench in street clothes and started complaining to the official on the baseline. That resulted in his automatic ejection.
Eason was hit with two technical fouls and ejected, too. Watkins and Sharife Cooper received one technical foul each for their response.
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Young has not played in the league since Dec. 27 due to knee and quadriceps injuries. He’s only appeared in 10 games all year, and is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 assists per game over that span. The Wizards acquired Young in January in a deal with the Atlanta Hawks for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Young is set to make his debut with the Wizards on Thursday in their game against the Utah Jazz.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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