NEW YORK — Hawks guard Dejounte Murray shared his frustration with receiving a technical foul Saturday afternoon.
NBA players don’t like receiving a technical foul from officials during a game, especially when the technical foul comes during a time out and when a player seemingly ignores the official.
With 4:16 to play in the Hawks 114-102 loss to the Nets at the Barclays Center, NBA official Tony Brothers approached Murray during a Hawks timeout. He tried to engage in a discussion with Murray, but the Hawks guard declined to participate and opted to pay attention to what was happening in the team’s huddle.
When Murray made a small gesture to wave Brothers off to acknowledge he did not want to talk, and Brothers assessed him a technical foul as he walked away.
Getting A Tech Because There Was Nothing To Talk About Is UNBELIEVABLE!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/3sJLKtaU8h
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) March 3, 2024
The Hawks broadcast does not show what happened before Brothers walked over to Murray, but it showed teammates Trae Young and Wesley Matthews protesting what occurred.
When Murray returned to the court following after the timeout, he could be seen on the broadcast saying, “I didn’t do nothing to you,” as well as asking Brothers what he did that warranted the technical. He also motioned that he rolled the ball to Brothers and didn’t throw it. He asked if rolling the ball was what began the incident.
It is Murray’s first technical foul of the season. The NBA announced Sunday that it had rescinded the technical foul upon review.
Each technical foul carries a fine, with the first five costing players $2,000. It increases $1,000 after every five thereafter. Once a player receives 16 technical fouls in a season, they receive a $5,000 fine, as well as a one-game suspension.
