Cavaliers Star Ejected In Closing Minutes vs. Pistons

Jarrett Allen gets a flagrant two foul in the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Feb 5, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) drives to the basket on Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) during the first half at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images | David Reginek-Imagn Images

Jarrett Allen has never been known for his unnecessary physicality in the paint. He's also not a player who runs their mouth, leading to technical fouls piling up, either.

However, the Cleveland Cavaliers star center made an early exit on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons after being issued a flagrant foul penalty two for a hard screen on Ausar Thompson.

JA ran up to nearly half-court to set a screen for Darius Garland. He made contact with Pistons forward Ausar Thompson, who went flying back and landed on the ground.

Detroit's Malik Beasley came running in and shoved Allen, who was already walking back to the bench and clearly had no intention of getting into any further altercation.

Jarrett Allen DECKED Ausar Thompson on a screen 😳

After review, he was ejected from the game. pic.twitter.com/DIrx0wmWEi

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 6, 2025

After the initial screen and shove, the indecent didn't involve into anything uglier which

This ejection comes after a night full of questionable calls, chippiness, and high tensions in a tightly contested game.

DG was issued a technical foul earlier in the game because he didn't get an and-one call on obvious contact while shooting.

Was the play worthy of an ejection? That's for debate, and it'll be interesting to see what other Cavaliers players and coaches have to say about the decision.

But if this call proves anything, it's that a flagrant foul should have definitely been called on Houston Rockets' Alperen Şengün when he intentionally threw Allen to the ground a few weeks back.

Thankfully, the ejection didn't come back to hurt the Cavaliers, as they still pulled away with a victory thanks to a DG buzzer-beater for the win.