Trail Blazers F Trevor Ariza Ejected After Two Quick Technical Fouls Against Jazz
Feb 7, 2020, 9:40 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2020, 2:12 am
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Portland Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza was ejected after receiving two quick technical fouls in the second quarter against the Jazz.
Ariza was driving to the basket and attempted a shot in the paint when he thought he was fouled. The veteran forward swung his arm in frustration causing the official to call the first technical.
He then followed behind the referee and shouted some words in the officials ear when he threw Ariza out of the game with the second technical foul.
Any bad lip readers out there? What do you think @TrevorAriza said here? #TakeNote #RipCity #PORatUTA #BadLipReading @KSLSports pic.twitter.com/PDoWnsszfm
— Sam Farnsworth (@SFarnsworthKSL) February 8, 2020
On his way to the locker room, Ariza kicked some pregame equipment that was laying on the baseline near the equipment managers. At the time of the ejection, Portland had a 40-37 lead with 10 minutes left in the second quarter.
Ariza finished the game with two points on 1-3 shooting from the field in 9 minutes on the floor. He was traded to Portland from Sacramento and made his 8th appearance for the Blazers. Portland has been dealing with injuries entering the game against the Jazz and with the ejection of Ariza, the Blazers had just 7 players available to play.
