Marcus Smart commits an offensive foul after Trae Young makes a jump shot while the Hawks are still in the game but behind by eight points with just under a minute to play. Marcus Smart’s foul comes after the Hawks trail by eight points.
The foot that Young was kicking looks to touch Marcus Smart in the crotch as it kicks back. Both of the men end up on the ground after getting into a brawl. These two players have a history of becoming confrontational on the court because of the way they carry themselves there.
Because of the way that he makes fun of other teams’ players and coaches, Young has been known as one of the league’s villains. On the other hand, Marcus Smart has been subjected to severe criticism for being a flopper and for being someone who consistently tries to mislead officials and other teams.
Nobody foresaw these two coming into conflict with one another, but it nevertheless happened, and despite the fact that it was only a brief “fight,” it seemed to be extremely intense.
Marcus Smart was able to knock Trae to the ground, and he immediately got back up and made an attempt to get a hold of his opponent, who plays for the Boston Celtics. Before getting into it with Marcus Smart, Trae Young made fun of Zach Collins’s fight with Michael Porter Jr. and then proceeded to get into it with Marcus Smart.
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Marcus Smart Was Able to Knock Trae to the Ground
Trae was making fun of Zach Collins while criticizing Collins’ response to getting dunked on during a violent fight involving the big man for the San Antonio Spurs and Michael Porter Jr. Trae was making fun of Zach Collins throughout the confrontation.
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Trae found himself in a predicament quite similar to this many hours later when he was grappling with Smart, who immediately took him down. During the altercation, Young received a technical foul, while Marcus Smart was kicked out of the game for his participation. The star player for the Hawks provided a response to the occurrence by offering some perceptive observations regarding it.
Young made the following statement regarding the authorities: “I’m not going to Fred VanVleet these people.” I’m just going to leave it at that for now. Young finished the game with 35 points to lead the Celtics to a victory over the Hawks by a score of 134–125.
With 34 points, Jayson Tatum was the leading scorer for the victorious team, while Marcus Smart finished with 11 points. This season in the NBA has been filled with a number of altercations, and as we get closer to the playoffs, things are only going to get more heated.
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