At the end of the second quarter, Al Horford was assessed a flagrant two foul and ejected for this play…
In case you missed it, Al Horford was thrown out for this… https://t.co/8qFCPEpTKG
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There is a lot of debate as to whether he was ejected for the intent or the actual content of the elbow as well as whether or not Matthew Dellavedova is a dirty player (he rolled into Kyle Korver’s ankle on a similar play in game two causing Korver to miss the rest of the series). Dellavedova was also assessed a technical foul on the play.
Did the penalty fit the crime?