DeMar DeRozan is normally one of the more relaxed players in the NBA, which made his outburst during a Drew League game this weekend even more bizarre. Immediately after receiving an inbounds pass, DeRozan hurtled the ball at a referee:
DeMar DeRozan got so angry with a Drew League ref, he chucked a ball at him
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The above video not only shows the incident, but what led up to it. Apparently DeRozan was angry with this ref all game, which culminated in what he felt was a no-call when he was driving to the basket.
DeRozan wanted an and-1 on this play and never got it:
On the following possession, DeRozan’s team got dunked on, leading to him throwing the ball against the back wall and being called for a technical. He then got in the referee’s face — the one who didn’t give him the and-1 — and began arguing:
It was the next inbounds pass when DeRozan saw the ref from earlier, and still angry, threw the ball in his direction. It’s been a rough Drew League for DeMar DeRozan and Nick Young, who both play on team M.H.P.
They lost this game, taking their team to 2-5, 12th in their division.
