A reading of the ejection incident: Grayson Allen and the loss of emotional composure.

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00:00Alright, let me walk you through what happened in that NBA Cup quarterfinal game on Wednesday,

00:05focusing on the key moments and stats. The story here is about Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen.

00:11Honestly, he let his frustration take over. In a game that was already slipping far away from

00:16Phoenix against the Oklahoma City Thunder, this led to him getting ejected. Here are the specifics.

00:22When it happened, there were 5 minutes and 18 seconds left in the third quarter.

00:26At that point, the Suns were down by massive 36 points. Why he was ejected? Allen fouled Chet

00:32Holmgren of OKC. The officials reviewed the play and decided to upgrade it to a flagrant two foul,

00:38which means an automatic ejection. This was notable because it was Allen's first ejection

00:42since joining the Phoenix Suns, the officials reasoning. The review concluded that Allen's

00:48foul met all three criteria for a flagrant two, impact, wind-up, and follow-through. A point of

00:54controversy. The broadcast and some observers felt the call was inconsistent. They pointed out that

01:01on the very previous possession, Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren had committed a more obvious version

01:06of a foul, shoving Allen in the back, but was not called for a flagrant. In fact, Holmgren got an

01:12and-one opportunity because a foul was called on Royce O'Neal of the Suns right after. Now, let's talk

01:18about Grayson Allen's night overall and the team's brutal performance. Allen's line. He was starting

01:24because both Devin Booker and Jalen Green were out. In 22 minutes of play, he finished with 10 points

01:30on 3-of-9 shooting, 4 assists, 1 rebound, and 1 steal. A telling stat, his plus-minus for the game

01:37was 41. This means the Suns were outscored by 41 points while he was on the court. This wasn't unique

01:44to him, as Phoenix suffered a historic 138-89 loss, a 49-point margin, which is the largest defeat

01:51in the franchise's history. Team-wide struggle, Dylan Brooks registered an even worse plus-minus

01:57of 47. That's just one point shy of tying TJ Warren for the worst single-game plus-minus ever

02:03by a Suns player. Critically, not a single one of the 13 Suns players who saw action in Wednesday's

02:10game finished with a positive plus-minus, a silver lining for rookies. The blowout did provide rare

02:16NBA playing time this season for two Phoenix rookies, Common Malouac and Rashir Fleming. Each

02:23played 10 minutes. Malouac had 2 points, 1-of-3 shooting, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. Fleming had

02:307 points, 3-of-5 shooting, including 1-of-2 from 3-point range, and 1 steal.

02:37So, what's your take? Was the flagrant call justified, or did the officials miss the mark

02:42on consistency?

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