Sometimes things can get a little emotional during a blowout loss. The Atlanta Hawks learned that the hard way against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Taurean Prince was ejected and assessed a flagrant foul two for his hard foul on Heat center Hassan Whiteside in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s Heat win.
It’s unclear whether or not Prince had any ill intent in committing the foul, it didn’t look like it to me, but when a player goes down that hard referees tend to be severe with their punitive measures. Prince’s punishment did not end with his ejection.