{"id":424415,"date":"2022-03-31T16:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/austin-rivers-ejected-for-elbow-fake-on-lance-stephenson\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:42:58","slug":"austin-rivers-ejected-for-elbow-fake-on-lance-stephenson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/austin-rivers-ejected-for-elbow-fake-on-lance-stephenson\/","title":{"rendered":"#Austin Rivers ejected for elbow fake on Lance Stephenson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245a434f8eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245a434f8eb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/austin-rivers-ejected-for-elbow-fake-on-lance-stephenson\/#%E2%80%9CAustin_Rivers_ejected_for_elbow_fake_on_Lance_Stephenson%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Austin Rivers ejected for elbow fake on Lance Stephenson&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAustin_Rivers_ejected_for_elbow_fake_on_Lance_Stephenson%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Austin Rivers ejected for elbow fake on Lance Stephenson&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Nuggets guard Austin Rivers was ejected in Wednesday\u2019s 125-118 win over the Pacers after an elbow fake at Indiana guard Lance Stephenson\u2019s head \u2014 and players around the league aren\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y about the call. <\/p>\n<p>Rivers was hit with his second technical while holding the ball at the top of the key in the fourth quarter. Stephenson jerked his head back when Rivers pump-faked his right elbow \u2014 but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1509369497869824000\">did not appear to make contact with Stephenson<\/a> in slow motion replay videos.  <\/p>\n<p>But still, the call stood and Rivers was tossed, as it was his second technical of the night. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Right before Rivers was ejected, he and Stephenson were both issued technical fouls midway through the fourth after they got into an altercation in front of the Pacers bench. The guards got in each other\u2019s faces and exchanged words, and had to be separated by teammates and referees.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Tony Brothers said the elbow fake was a \u201cmalicious act\u201d by Rivers, according to Nuggets coach Mike Malone \u2014 who said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msinger\/status\/1509344341407457283\">the team plans to address the issue<\/a> with the league office.<\/p>\n<p>After Rivers was tossed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, he tweeted for the first time in 24 days, writing, \u201cNever in my life have I been thrown out of Game for something so ridiculous. Seriously\u2026never. League gotta look at this one.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Austin Rivers (right) and Lance Stephenson in an altercation\" class=\"wp-image-21727966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Austin Rivers (right) and Lance Stephenson in an altercation<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A phantom elbow by Rivers\" class=\"wp-image-21727964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rivers.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A phantom elbow by Rivers<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nets star <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1509340189059166211\">Kevin Durant said the ejection was \u201cso embarrassing\u201d<\/a> in a tweet Wednesday night. Rivers\u2019 fiancee, Audreyana Michelle, said the call was a bunch of \u201cbs,\u201d and called Stephenson a \u201cclown\u201d in a post on her Instagram Story<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson is known for getting under the skin of his opponents. In 2014, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eD5qNwu4l5M\">he blew into LeBron James\u2019 ear<\/a> during Game 5 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals, when his Pacers faced James\u2019 Heat. <\/p>\n<p>Rivers put up three points and three rebounds before he was ejected. Stephenson recorded five points in the Pacers\u2019 loss. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lance Stephenson and Austin Rivers get into it in front of the Pacers bench \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>After review, refs assessed a foul on Lance and a double tech on Rivers and Stephenson.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMZhphQhuM\">pic.twitter.com\/gMZhphQhuM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPointsApp\/status\/1509334365095940099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Nuggets moved up to the No. 5 seed in the West with Wednesday\u2019s win and they play host to the Timberwolves on Friday, while the Pacers play the Celtics in Boston.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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