Al Horford ejected for throwing elbow against Matthew Dellavedova
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James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Perhaps this was just bad momentum and looks a lot worse than it was, but this elbow from Al Horford seems awfully suspicious. Let's not forget that Matthew Dellavedova's tangle with Kyle Korver resulted in the high ankle sprain that ended Korver's playoff run.
Was it intentional? Perhaps we’ll never really know, but the referees ruled it as such and ejected Horford. Here was their explanation:
Explanation (1/3): 34.3 seconds left/Q2: Horford threw an unnecessary and excessive forearm/elbow to Dellavedova, making contact.....
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) May 25, 2015 Explanation (2/3): 34.3 seconds left/Q2: ... Above the shoulders, therefore a Flagrant 2 foul was called on Horford...
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) May 25, 2015 Explanation (3/3): 34.3 seconds left/Q2: ... Who was ejected from the game, and Dellavedova received a technical.
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) May 25, 2015 His sister was not impressed.
THIS IS BULLSHIT. IM DISGUSTED. @NBA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
— Anna Horford (@AnnaHorford) May 25, 2015 During the postgame press conference, Dellavedova defended his reputation alongside LeBron James.
"I would disagree with that. I was boxing him out. ... He was pulling my left arm down." Matthew Dellavedova on "track record" comments
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 25, 2015 "People are trying to give him a bad rap. He doesn't deserve it and I don't like it." LeBron James on Atlanta's comments about Dellavedova
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 25, 2015 SB Nation presents: As the playoffs intensify, so do the fights
