'He's upset': Aussie star Dyson Daniels ejected in NBA playoff hammering
Australian Dyson Daniels was ejected from the Atlanta Hawks game six playoff clash against the New York Knicks on Friday.
As the Knicks piled on the pain in the first half to have an NBA playoff record 47-point lead at the break, the Hawks had arguably their worst outing of the season with their season on the line.
As the missed shots and turnovers began to weigh on Atlanta, things got chippy when Knicks star OG Anunoby was shooting his second free throw late in the second quarter.
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Daniels - who signed a $153.5m contract with the Hawks in October - elbowed Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson in the chest and then pulled at his left arm as they jostled for the ball when the shot went off.
Robinson took exception to Daniels' actions and confronted the Hawks star as they held each other before teammates, coaches and officials got between the pair.
Daniels elbows Robinson. ESPN
An angry Robinson had to be held back from charging at the Hawks forward multiple times.
"He's upset," said ESPN's Mike Breen.
"Mitchell Robinson is a player that rarely loses his temper. He kept trying to back again and again."
The officials subsequently slapped both Robinson and Daniels with technical fouls, tossing them out of the game.
Dyson Daniels and Mitchell Robinson get tangled up. ESPN
Daniels had three points (1-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt) and one steal in 15 minutes on the court, while Robinson had six points and three rebounds in nine minutes.
The Knicks owned a commanding 72-22 lead in the second quarter at the time of the ejection.
