Trae Young lost his cool Tuesday during the Atlanta Hawks’ NBA play-in tournament game against the Orlando Magic.
The Hawks were in a 107-85 hole against the Magic with five minutes left inside Kia Center in Orlando, Fla. A frustrated Young finished a floater in the lane to cut the lead down to 20.
Young then got the ball and threw it with force toward a referee standing along the baseline, which earned the Hawks star his first technical foul. Instead of walking away to cool off, Young kicked the ball rolling toward a different official on the other side of the court. The move cost him another technical foul, which got him ejected from the contest.
Trae Young EJECTED
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) April 16, 2025
Threw the ball at one ref and wouldn’t give the ball to the other ref 😂😂pic.twitter.com/YNh7HrnH1y
Young got his money’s worth as he walked back toward the locker room. He continued toying with referee Pat Fraher by refusing to give up the ball. The 4-time All-Star even did a little crossover to fake Fraher out.
Trae Young just started trolling the ref and got ejected… bro was trying to cross him up lol
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) April 16, 2025
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Young led all scorers with 28 points on 8/21 shooting to go along with 6 assists. The Hawks were unable to come back without their star, falling to the Magic 120-95.
The Hawks still have one last chance to make the playoffs by beating the winner of the lower-seeded East play-in game between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat. But morale probably won’t be all that high following Young’s outburst against the Magic.
