Isaiah Thomas' bogus flagrant 2 foul on Justise Winslow that caused him to be ejected from Sunday night's matchup with the Miami Heat has been downgraded to a flagrant 1. While it certainly is nice that league can go back and admit when a mistake was made, that ejection very well could have costed the Celtics a win. The Heat were able to cut a a 12-point lead to four points after IT left the game, but ultimately the C's were able to close them out. Here's a look back at the tape:
Although nobody wants to catch a hard elbow to the face, it was plain as day that Isaiah's hit to Winslow was incidental.