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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Trae Young ejected for 'making a mockery of the game' after firing the ball at 1 ref, playing keep-away from another
Trae Young lost his cool and his place on the court late in the Atlanta Hawks' play-in loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. The Hawks guard helped orchestrate a rally from a 22-point first-half deficit to get within three points in the third quarter. But the game slipped from Atlanta's grasp in the fourth, and Young responded by taunting multiple referees. He threw the ball at one, then kicked it away from another, earning two quick technical fouls and an ejection. The game was out of hand when Young got tossed. Young nutmegged Wendell Carter Jr., then scored a meaningless layup that cut Orlando's lead to 107-87 with 4:50 remaining. Young then fired the ball at referee James Williams on the baseline, earning a quick technical foul. Williams then advanced the dead ball into the front court to referee Pat Fraher for the Magic's technical foul shot. But Young intercepted the pass and kicked it toward the sideline away from Fraher. This, of course, drew Young's second technical and an ejection. Trae Young goes between Carter's legs and is ejected FOR back-to-back technical fouls. — ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) April 16, 2025 But Young wasn't done. He picked up the ball and faked passing it to Fraher before playing keep-away with a crossover dribble. He then finally conceded his ejection by dropping the ball behind him on his way to the tunnel. Video from the TNT broadcast partially tells the story. But it's obscured by replay breakaways. Uninterrupted video from a fan in the nosebleeds paints the full picture. TRAE YOUNG HAS BEEN EJECTED FROM THE GAME AFTER HITTING A NASTY NUTMEG 😭 — Playmaker (@playmaker) April 16, 2025 Young was walking down court after his first technical, then jumped to kick the ball away from Fraher as soon as he saw it coming in his direction. Both technicals were obviously warranted. But just in case it wasn't clear, Williams offered some clarification on why they were issued in a postgame interview with a pool reporter. "Trae Young received his first unsportsmanlike technical foul for throwing the ball at a game official," Williams said. As for the second? "He received his second unsportsmanlike technical foul for kicking the ball away and making a mockery of the game as we were attempting to shoot the free throw for the first technical foul, and by rule when the player receives two unsportsmanlike fouls he's ejected from the game," Williams continued. A "mockery of the game." That's a succinct assessment. The Magic went on to a 120-95 win to secure the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks have one last chance to earn a playoff bid in an elimination game Friday. They'll take on the winner of Wednesday's play-in game between the Bulls and Heat with the No. 8 seed at stake. The loser's season will be over. That means Young has at least one more game with stakes left to play this season, assuming he doesn't come away from Tuesday's incident with a suspension. Here's what he had to say postgame about his ejection and moving forward from it: "I told him I was sticking up for the squad, and I'm not gonna let the refs frustrate me like that in our next game," Young said, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I know we gotta win or go home next game, and I'm gonna be ready." It's not clear who "him" is in this instance. But Young knows the assignment. Hawks coach Quin Snyder said Young addressed the situation with his teammates. "He's quick to own that," Snyder said. "But the game was out of hand at that point. "But again, this is playoff basketball, there's going to be adversity. We have to continue to handle it in a way that can power through some of that."
NBC Sports
28-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Rumors will fly, but Trae Young reportedly likely returns to Hawks next season
Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks' season came to a disappointingly early end when the No. 8 seed dropped Play-In Tournament games to the Magic and Heat, leaving Atlanta out of the playoffs entirely. Atlanta's ownership reacted to that disappointment by firing GM Landry Fields and starting the search for a new head of basketball operations. That change at the top will lead to a lot of speculation about Atlanta looking to move on from Young this summer, potentially trading him and pivoting to a retooling strategy around Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, and others. Don't bet on it. While it's possible, multiple reports suggest the Hawks will bring Young back next season. Whether they work out a contract extension with him this offseason is another question. Here is what Marc Stein and Jake Fischer wrote at The Stein Line: 'Talk of potential Young trades has undeniably faded after his generally strong 2024-25 season and return to All-Star status. Which is in sharp contrast to the past few seasons that ended with no shortage of 'Trae Trade Talk'... 'Hawks personnel have likewise spoken often this season about Young's growth as a leader to the team's young wing men.' The reality is that even if the new lead executive in Atlanta wants to trade Young, his trade value around the league is not high, or at least not high enough to get the return the Hawks would seek. Young is perceived as a quality offensive player — he was an All-Star who averaged 24.2 points and 11.6 assists a game this season — but an inconsistent 3-point shooter and weak defender, and while he can raise the floor of a franchise, there is a ceiling on how good a team can be with him as its centerpiece. While some fans had tried to link him to San Antonio last summer, the Spurs made their move and traded for De'Aaron Fox. Also, Young isn't looking to move on. Here is what NBA insider Chris Haynes had to say about Young and his future. 'He said he knew there was going to be speculation once the Hawks went to a younger core... So he's somebody who, again, just told me a week/a week and a half ago, that he's down with the process. He wants to see this Atlanta Hawks squad turn the corner and he wants to be a pivotal part in that.' The smart bet is that Young stays with the Hawks next season, but they won't offer him an extension unless he's willing to take a very team-friendly (and tradable) offer. Young would be a free agent in the summer of 2026. However, it is all going to play out, nothing serious will happen until the Hawks hire their new head of basketball operations.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley wins 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley has been named the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday. The fourth-year forward beat out Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green and Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels to earn his first league-wide honor. Mobley finished the season averaging 18.5 points per game, but his defensive presence also contributed to Cleveland's success this year. Mobley finished with 9.3 rebounds per game, averaging 7.0 defensive rebounds; he also nabbed 1.6 blocks per game and 0.9 steals per game. Advertisement In a race without a clear frontrunner, Mobley ended up on top. The forward received 35 first-place votes and 30 second-place votes to finish with 285 total points — well ahead of Daniels (197 points) and Green (154 points). The 2025 race for DPOY was more open that normal, in part because a number of players were not eligible for the award. Players are required to play in at least 65 games in order to be considered for end-of-season awards; they also had to play at least 20 minutes in 63 of those games. That requirement put several players out of contention, including Victor Wembanyama, who was sidelined after the All-Star break with a blood clot in his shoulder after 46 games. But it left Mobley (71 games), Green (68 games) and Daniels (76 games) free to become the award's three finalists. Advertisement With Wembanyama out, the conversation around the award completely changed without a frontrunner. (Even while missing the final two months of the season, Wembanyama still lead the leagues in blocks, ending with 176 blocks.) At the time, Memphis Grizzles center Jaren Jackson Jr. was an odds-on favorite for the award, but he did not end up making the final cut for the finalists.
New York Times
20-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NBA awards finalists: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo up for MVP
The Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo were named finalists for the 2025 NBA MVP, according to information released by the league and shared on TNT on Sunday. One hundred media members covering the NBA decide seven individual awards as well as three All-NBA teams, two all-league defensive teams and two all-rookie teams. Winners for the individual awards will be announced on TNT during the network's playoff coverage in the coming weeks. Advertisement Among the more high-profile awards, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, the Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green and the Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels are finalists for Defensive Player of the Year; the Boston Celtics' Peyton Pritchard, Cleveland's Ty Jerome and the Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley are finalists for Sixth Man of the Year; and the San Antonio Spurs' Stephon Castle, the Atlanta Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher and the Memphis Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells are finalists for Rookie of the Year. Complete list of awards finalists for the 2024-25 NBA regular season ⬇️ — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 20, 2025 Jokić, the reigning MVP who's won the award three times overall, is trying to join LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain as four-time winners. This was his best season statistically, averaging career highs in points (29.6 ppg), rebounds (12.7 rpg) and assists (10.2 apg). Gilgeous-Alexander, meanwhile, was not only the NBA's top scorer with 32.7 points per game, but he was the best player on the league's top team. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, averaged 30.4 points and 11.9 boards, but the race for MVP — the league's highest individual honor in the regular season — is expected to be between Jokić and Gilgeous-Alexander. There is believed to be no single front-runner for the league's top defensive player. It would have been reigning Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama, who averaged 3.8 blocks this season, but a blood clot in his shoulder cut his season short at 46 games; players are required to play in at least 65 games to be eligible for most awards. Daniels led the NBA with 3.0 steals per game. Pritchard averaged 14 points and shot 41 percent from 3-point range off the Celtics' bench. Jerome, who missed all of last season, averaged 12.5 points and shot over 50 percent from the field and better than 40 percent from 3-point range. Beasley was third in the league in 3s per game (3.9) and helped spark the Pistons' dramatic turnaround from the worst team in the NBA to the No. 6 seed in the East. Advertisement Wembanyama's teammate, Castle, appeared in 81 games and averaged 14.7 points. The only rookie with a higher scoring average was Philadelphia's Jared McCain, who played in just 23 games because of a torn knee ligament. Finalists for the other three individual awards are: On Saturday, Atkinson was named coach of the year in the NBA by the trade association representing him and the league's other 29 coaches. He is one of a few coaches in league history to win at least 60 games in his first season as coach.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2 Chainz Accuses Employee Of Burglarizing His Atlanta Business
2 Chainz has revealed that one of his businesses was allegedly burglarized by an employee, who stole various pieces of furniture and equipment from the establishment. In a video posted on social media, the rap star can be seen filming himself walking down an Atlanta street while expressing his disappointment regarding the alleged incident. While 2 Chainz doesn't specify exactly when the burglary occurred, he indicated that it happened some time in the past, but that he's only addressing the incident simply because it's on [his] heart right now.' According to the hitmaker, an employee who he knows as 'Dom' was responsible for the break-in and theft of property, adding personal insult to injury. He did not clarify if she was employed by him at the time of the alleged crime. 'For a girl that was working in there for me, with me, to go back in there and steal everything in there, the TVs, the sofas,' 2 Chainz lamented, adding that a major aspect of his businesses is to 'help women.' He points out that his Esco restaurant chain employs mostly women, while his other businesses — strip club ATL Candyland, and the now-closed Pamper Nail Studio — boast staffs entirely comprised of women. 2 Chainz also shared that he chose to speak on the burglary due to his son, Halo, inquiring on the stolen property after presumably visiting the establishment following the crime. 'I'm walking with Halo, he's asking, 'why all the stuff gone?'' the rapper said. ''Cause the girl went back in there and stole everything out of there,'' he said he told his son in response. 2 Chainz believes that he'll be able to retrieve the property and announced that he won't turn the incident into a criminal matter, but simply wanted to publicly clear the air. 'I ain't gonna press charges, I ain't gonna do nothing, but I just want you to see this and feel this,' he concluded Despite the alleged burglary, 2 Chainz has quietly built a business empire in his hometown and beyond, which has grown considerably over the years. His resume includes real estate, as well as an ownership stake in the Atlanta Hawks' NBA G League affiliate, The College Park Skyhawks See 2 Chainz's Instagram post below. More from Playboi Carti Finally Confirms 'I Am Music' Release Date T-Pain Explains Why He Does Not Fly In Private Jets Here Is Where You Can See Young Thug Perform For The First Time Since Jail Release
