Jayson Tatum said he was “extremely surprised” to be ejected from Boston’s 125-119 win against Philadelphia on Friday night at TD Garden.
Tatum was whistled for a loose ball foul with 1.1 seconds left in the third quarter. According to the NBA’s postgame pool report, Tatum was asked multiple times to head to the bench but continued to complain about the call. He whistled for his second technical foul tossed from the game after he continued to talk.
“I felt like I got fouled,” Tatum said. “I was just trying to have a conversation about that play.