Dominican Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks was ejected in the first half of game three in the series against Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, 24 May 2015 after falling on top of Dellavedova and throwing an elbow at him in the process, moments after Dellavedova’s dive for a loose ball brought him crashing into Horford’s legs. Dellavedova was given a technical for making contact with his head and shoulders into the knee area of Horford.
As reported in SB Nation, Horford argued: “We’re out there competing,” Horford said. “But he’s gotta learn, I mean he’s only been in this league for a couple of years or whatever, but he’s gotta learn that at the end of the day it’s a big brotherhood here. Guys look out for each other and, I don’t think that it was malicious, but he’s gotta learn.”
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the game 114 to 111 in overtime.
The series continues tonight with Al Horford back into play.
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