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Watch: Knicks’ Bobby Portis ejected after dirtiest play of the NBA season

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 1/8/20

The New York Knicks have clearly been frustrated during what has been yet another down season in the Big Apple.

That does not excuse what Knicks forward Bobby Portis did in the first half of his team’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night.

Portis was ejected for making a ton of contact with Lakers wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as the latter player was up in the air. It’s one of the dirtiest plays we’ve seen thus far this season.

Bobby Portis got ejected for this hit on KCP and LeBron had a few words for him. pic.twitter.com/IpECFxU3DI
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 8, 2020

As you can see, both LeBron James and Rajon Rondo had words for Portis before the Knicks forward was tossed from the game at the Staples Center.

This is unlikely to result in anything more than a fine for Portis. But it’s something the NBA should consider changing. Putting a vulnerable player like KCP in that situation is not acceptable. It’s just ugly.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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