Amen Thompson under fire for an alleged dirty play on Austin Reaves

Amen Thompson went out sad during Friday’s season-ending loss.

Thompson and the Houston Rockets fell at home on Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. They lost in front of their home crowd at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas by a final score of 98-78, giving the Lakers the 4-2 series win and eliminating the Rockets from title contention.

The Lakers were in control for the vast majority of the game, resulting in some apparent frustration from the Rockets guard Thompson. Late the fourth quarter with Houston down by 21 points and facing certain defeat, Thompson pulled a dirty move on Lakers counterpart Austin Reaves.

As Rockets forward Tari Eason put up a shot, Thompson (while jostling for position with Reaves) yanked on Reaves’ arm and threw him to the floor. That led to Reaves limping off the court and having to sub out of the game.

Reaves did not return from there, though likely in part due to the lopsided score. Here is the video of Thompson’s questionable play on Reaves.