Boban Marjanović is widely regarded as one of the nicest players in the NBA. He doesn’t seem to have a bad bone in his body and everyone who spends any time with him seems to end up thinking he’s just the greatest.
Well on Tuesday night that nice guy committed a foul in garbage time of the Mavs’ blowout win over the Warriors that was a little aggressive but also not that intentional. After a review, however, the refs called it a flagrant 2 and ejected him from the game.
They ejected Boban! For a flagrant 2! In garbage time!
Boban definitely got Jordan Poole pretty good with this foul and deserved a flagrant 1.
Boban gets tossed after being called for a flagrant 2 foul on Jordan Poole 👀 pic.twitter.com/f5bd9PyF3T
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 28, 2021
Per NBA rules, a flagrant 2 is when unnecessary and excessive contact is committed by a player against an opponent. I guess you could look at that play by Boban as unnecessary but it didn’t seem excessive.
NBA fans were not impressed:
Need to reevaluate yourself as a referee if you're giving Boban a flagrant 2.
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) April 28, 2021
That's a flagrant. But of all players in the NBA, you KNOW Boban didn't mean it.
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) April 28, 2021
I can understand a flagrant 1, but do refs not have any discretion? Boban immediately went to check on Poole before his teammates even got there. So we know it wasn't intentional based on his reaction alone, these refs have got to chill out.
— Gray🥦 (@Brandino1_7) April 28, 2021
The @NBA has to rescind that @BobanMarjanovic Flagrant 2 call. There was no malice from Boban on that play. That was horrible officiating. #NBA
— Brandon Colemire (@BrandonColemire) April 28, 2021
How is it the refs watched the same replay we did and still chose to slap Boban with a flagrant 2??? #DALvsGSW
— ai·lur·o·phile (@madalycat123) April 28, 2021
Boban is not capable of committing a flagrant foul. How dare they
— Ryan Henry (@RAHenry) April 27, 2021
Refs should get a flagrant 2 for ejecting Boban
— Levon Jack (@GetYourLevon) April 28, 2021
Imagine calling a flagrant 2 on BOBAN with 2:39 left in the game 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/T0dJg2AX2l
— miranda 🦖🎶 (she/her) (@rexpostfacto) April 28, 2021
Boban accidentally gets flagrant 2’s just because he’s massive 🤣 #MFFL https://t.co/EugpzO55St
— William Turner (@dakotaturner96) April 28, 2021
Literally everyone loves Boban. Every player on the court knew that wasn’t a flagrant 2. But nba refs gonna nba ref.
— Joe Holliday (@joeholliday19) April 28, 2021
Boban's Flagrant 2 and ejection is BS.
It was a hard hit against Poole, but there was no ill intent – and Boban clearly felt bad. Should have been a Flagrant 1.
— Michelle "Mask Up" Lefebvre (@WritingByLefave) April 28, 2021
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