Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley were both ejected from Game 1 of the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors playoff series on Saturday after mixing it up.
Durant was reaching in when Beverley was bringing the ball up past halfcourt during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. As he reached in, Beverley fell down and then seemed to be pushed into the padded wall. He got up enraged and went after Durant. Referee Ed Malloy didn’t mess around and immediately stepped in between them and ejected them.
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Durant was smiling the whole time and seemed to be amused.
That was the second double-technical handed out to each of them in around 20 seconds, which is why they were immediately tossed.
Beverley is a notorious pest, so it’s not a surprise that he got into it with the Warriors in Game 1. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers even got a tech at halftime trying to defend Beverley.
