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Trail Blazers win summer league title as MVP Josh Hart gets tossed for Lakers

Las Vegas • Josh Hart wasn’t around to see the conclusion of the summer league as he was ejected from the championship game after criticizing the officials.

Hart earned league MVP honors for a stellar two-week performance. He had a team-record 37 points in the double-overtime win over Cleveland in the semifinals on Monday. Yet, his main takeaway from the game was that he, "missed two clutch free throws."

"I don't go for individual accolades," said Hart, who finished with 12 points in the title game. "That's never been a reason why I played this game.