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Austin Reaves Ejected From Lakers-Hornets Game Due to Frustration Over No-Call

Reaves let the referee know how upset he was with the no-call.

Madison Williams

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves yells at a referee for a no-call.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves yells at a referee for a no-call. / Bleacher Report/Screengrab
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Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves was ejected from Wednesday night's game vs. the Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter.

The referees didn't call a foul on the Hornets' Jusuf Nurkic when he got in the way of Reaves charging the basket. Reaves was noticeably frustrated right away as he went up to referee Rodney Mott to yell and complain about the no-call. He quickly received a technical foul for this exchange.

But Reaves didn't stop there. He continued harping on the situation as he walked to the sidelines, leading to a second technical foul and an ejection in the process.

The young star continued to show his frustration as he walked to the locker room, chucking his headband into the stands while leaving the game.

This sequence of events will surely cause an uproar in the NBA community as it started with a questionable no-call and ended with a controversial ejection.

Reaves finished his 27 minutes with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

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MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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