The NBA worked quickly in jumping to Dwight Howard's defense after the Hawks center was ejected in Monday night's 114-98 win against the Celtics.
Howard was ejected late in the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul, for taunting, after hanging on the rim following a massive dunk. The NBA said later Monday night that the play should have been ruled "non-unsportsmanlike" and thus not have counted toward an automatic ejection.
Howard finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds in 28 minutes of action.
"Despite me getting kicked out, I think guys really stepped up and played great; it was a good team win," Howard said, via ESPN.com. "I apologized to the guys and told them I need to do a better job of keeping my composure and some other things, and they understood."
This is what Howard got ejected for, as you can see, it's pretty weak:
2nd: Dwight vs. The Rim 😂 pic.twitter.com/cpnpPuSMSZ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 28, 2017
Howard then gave his jersey away as a souvenier.
Come on now, Dwight 😂 pic.twitter.com/j59BJLKsll
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 28, 2017
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