Nets’ Nic Claxton has to be restrained from throwing seat cushion after ejection

After getting sent to the showers, Claxton had somewhat of an outburst on the sidelines. He picked up a seat cushion from a bench chair and appeared to be ready to throw it before being restrained from doing so by Nets assistant coach Juwan Howard.

Section V of the NBA’s rulebook states that “any player who throws or kicks the ball directly into the stands with force, regardless of the reason or where it lands, will be assessed a technical foul and ejected.” Claxton’s split-second show of frustration after being fouled with an open lane to the basket clearly met that criteria.

The 25-year-old Claxton brings good energy at 6-foot-11, serving as a nightly double-double and shot-blocking threat. But he also brings some immature behavior to the table as we already saw earlier this season when Claxton was ejected for clotheslining an opponent.