BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 22: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics looks on from the bench during the fourth quarter of the Celtics home opener against the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden on October 22, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Boston Celtics’ 150-117 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder wasn’t only painful but even dismantled the morale and composure of some of their marquee players. One of which was the reigning Defensive Player of the Year – Marcus Smart, who was penalized $35,000 for a profanity-laced tirade towards the game ref on Tuesday Night.
For those of you who are not aware – the event for which Marcus Smart was assessed a second technical foul and was eventually handed the ejection occurred with 2:26 remaining in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 150-117 loss on Tuesday at Paycom Center. Justifying the misery of the defending Eastern Conference Champs in the moment.
“Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball relations,” the league said in a statement released on Thursday.
Marcus Smart was fined after his outburst came down upon veteran official Lauren Holtkamp in the heat of the moment. Although the latter blew for a foul on Thunder’s big man Mike Muscala, making illegal contact with Marcus. That is not where the Celtics marquee lost his cool – the fact that Mike Muscala denied him of an opportunity to shoot two free throws, suggesting that Smart was in a motion to pass rather than shoot the basket, provoked Marcus to lose his cool in an already cause.
That being said, will this incident and game be one of those ‘bad moments’ for the Celtics and its players? Or are we going to witness their fate changing once again after the start of a New Year? Remains to be seen.
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