WATCH: Former Florida State Star Terance Mann ejected in Clippers' loss to Oklahoma City
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The NBA's 82-game regular season is winding down and the playoffs are just around the corner. That has teams across the league jockeying for position to get in a spot for a postseason run. In the process, it can lead to frustration in the heat of competition.
On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Clippers came up short at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a disappointing defeat that could hurt the Clippers moving forward as star Paul George was injured in the final minutes.
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There were also a couple of calls that ended up going against Los Angeles in a one-point loss to Oklahoma City. In the second quarter, Kawhi Leonard was raked across his off-arm while driving to the hoop and protested with a single clap while staring at an official on the baseline. Leonard was promptly called for a technical foul which ignited his teammate, forward Terance Mann.
Mann protested with the official and was awarded a technical foul before swinging his arms at his sides. The gesture prompted the ref to call another technical and eject Mann from the game, the first of his professional career. He angrily walked off into the tunnel and nearly threw a basketball into the playing area but instead made the right decision by dropping the ball and going back to the locker room.
Following the game, Crew Chief Curtis Blair offered an explanation of why Mann was ejected.
"After the no call on Kawhi, when the official gave Kawhi the first technical foul, he [Mann] points aggressively at the official and got the first technical foul. After that he used profanity towards the official and got the second technical foul and was therefore ejected from the game."
Check out the scene for yourself.
The Massachusetts native has appeared in 71 games, with a career-high 35 starts, to this point during the 2022-23 season. He's averaging 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 23.3 minutes per game while shooting a career-best 52.8% from the floor. Mann was selected by the Clippers in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft.
Mann spent four years at Florida State as an instrumental piece during a crucial time in Tallahassee for Leonard Hamilton. During his college career, he appeared in a program-best 140 games while coming out on top on 98 of them, which is also a record. Mann was named an All-ACC honorable mention in 2018 and 2019.
During his 140 appearances, with 101 starts, Mann averaged 9.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 25.9 minutes per game. He's one of three players in school history with at least 1,300 points, 600 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals.
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