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Nazr Mohammed apologized after Friday’s game for his ejection during the second quarter of the Chicago Bulls’ 104-94 loss to the Miami Heat.

Mohammed reacted to a technical foul by LeBron James by pushing the Heat forward, who fell to the ground. Mohammed received a Flagrant 2 foul for his actions and was ejected. He vented on Twitter and apologized for his behavior, which cost the Bulls some much-needed depth in the middle, forcing Joakim Noah to play 42 minutes.

“Sorry for my overreaction & being ejected. I blacked out & just reacted after I was pushed down. I’m happy it only resulted w/ a push,” Mohammed wrote.

Mohammed also wanted to make it clear that he recognizes his behavior was not exemplary.

“For the kids who were watching… That not the way to react on the basketball court,” he wrote.

Mohammed then capped it off with this tweet:

Hopefully if I’m in the same situation again I will control my emotions but u never know what ur instincts will do. #SeeRed

— Nazr Mohammed (@NazrMohammed) May 11, 2013

Mohammamed probably feels terribly about hurting his team in addition to setting a poor example. But like he said, when you’re in the middle of competition, sometimes it’s not so easy to control your emotions.

Chris Bosh chewed out teammate Mario Chalmers late in the third quarter of Game 3 between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, much to Joakim Noah’s delight.

The discord between Bosh and Chalmers seemed to begin after Chalmers turned over the ball on offense. Chalmers was trying to drive the lane and then looked to pass when he encountered multiple defenders. He turned it over on an errant pass in Bosh’s direction.

On the next possession, Jimmy Butler backed down Chalmers and dished to Taj Gibson for a layup and foul. Before Gibson went to the line, Bosh lit into Chalmers. Noah came over after a few seconds and gave a bunch of claps, clearly pleased that the Heat teammates were bickering.

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There was physical play that resulted in an ejection once again in the Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls playoff series, and once again LeBron James was involved. This time it was Nazr Mohammed taking his swipe at James.

As James was bringing the ball up the court early in the second quarter of Game 3 on Friday in Chicago, Mohammed went to wrap up the Heat forward. James reacted by throwing Mohammed down in a whirlwind motion, leading to him receiving a technical foul. But Mohammed came back with a shove on James and was ejected.

There was a momentary mini-scrum on the court before both teams were separated.

I actually thought James flopped somewhat after being pushed, but there’s no denying whether or not Mohammed deserved the ejection.

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have been eliminated from the playoffs, Metta World Peace has spent a lot of time on Twitter providing analysis of the remaining NBA teams and players. On Wednesday night, World Peace made it a point to praise Stephen Curry following Curry’s 22-point performance in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

In fact, MWP even decided to give Curry a new nickname.

“I think Steve Curry is Top 10 in the NBA,” he wrote. “If he works on his defense, he will be MVP next year. LeBron (James) gets MVP because he is the best player on the best team. If Golden State improves and wins, Curry is a potential MVP for 2014.”

World Peace actually made some very solid points. Curry has been lighting up the playoffs. He led the Warriors to a series win over the Denver Nuggets by dropping 24.3 points per game. He scored a whopping 44 in a Game 1 loss to the Spurs and 22 on Wednesday night. And he’s only 25. I don’t know about 2014 MVP, but he’s certainly on the rise.

However, we should point out that his name is Steph Curry, and his first name is pronounced “Steffen,” not “Steven.” Warriors guard Jarrett Jack took the liberty of reminding everyone of that.

I think his name is steph RT @mettaworldpeace: I think Steve Curry is Top 10 in the NBA If he works on his defense he will be MVP next year.

— JARRETT JACK (@Jarrettjack03) May 9, 2013

Jack just can’t stop assaulting World Peace, huh? First this ridiculous crossover at the end of the regular season and now he’s the name police. Give the man a break.

Goodness gracious, woman. Get a hold of yourself. I guess the environment of being at a Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls playoff game made her think it was acceptable to shove her fist within inches of Joakim Noah’s face and flip him the bird.

You wonder why some players go off on fans after games? This is why.

Just after, she celebrated Noah being ejected with this high five:

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Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah were ejected from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night after arguing calls.

Gibson seemed to be upset about two calls in a row in the fourth quarter, including what appeared to be a goaltend by Chris Andersen on the previous possession. The refs probably weren’t as concerned with small calls since the Bulls were down by 35 points at the time.

After the missed goaltending call, Ray Allen drove, made a layup, and a foul was called on Marquis Teague, who barely touched him. Noah was on the bench at the time of the foul and began arguing it. He came off the bench to protest and was assessed his second technical foul (he received a tech in the first quarter for his skirmish with LeBron James). He was automatically ejected for receiving a second tech.

Then, Gibson began yapping during Allen’s technical free throw. He was assessed a technical foul, then swore at referee Scott Foster to get his second technical, leading to his ejection. He was fuming.

Here’s a shot of Noah coming off the bench to argue the call:

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The first half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night was physical and resulted in one flagrant foul and several technical fouls.

Joakim Noah and LeBron James were called for double-technicals at the end of the first quarter after they got physical with each other. James was attempting to drive but was called for an offensive foul. As he came into the paint, Noah wrapped him up. James responded by swatting Noah away, leading to words between the two. They were both assessed with technical fouls.

A few minutes later, Chris Andersen was called for a flagrant foul, and Nate Robinson got a technical foul a few minutes after that.

Andersen slammed into Marco Belinelli to draw his foul:

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