Jayson Tatum picks up first career ejection in Celtics' loss

NEW YORK -- A frustrating night for Jayson Tatum ended early, as the Boston Celtics superstar was given a second technical foul and his first career ejection with 3 minutes, 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of a 109-94 New York Knicks victory on Monday at a sold-out Madison Square Garden.

"I don't know," Tatum said, when asked what led him to get ejected in this game, compared to past times he already had a technical foul.

Then, he smiled.

"But all the great players get thrown out a few times in their career," he said. "So, it's good for my rep."

Tatum had spent most of the game frustrated, as he not only was unhappy with the way the whistle was going toward him -- he took just one…