Goga Bitadze clasped his hands, waved goodbye, and shook hands with a teammate as if he thought Kristaps Porzingis would be ejected from the game for his actions.
Eventually, the Magic center’s eyebrows raised as he realized that he would be the one thrown out of the game.
Porzingis had exchanged words with Orlando point guard Jalen Suggs with 3:36 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 108-104 loss to the Magic. Both were assigned technical fouls on the play.
Bitadze watched the interaction, threw his arms up, then decided to insert himself into the situation.