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Atlanta Hawks Guard Trae Young is one of the most exciting players in the NBA. The fifth-year guard out of Oklahoma has limitless range and can score from anywhere, while also being one of the league’s best passers.
if trae young had a european name this would be the top highlight tonightpic.twitter.com/ngmOEEKwko
— Kevin Keneely (@KevinKeneely1) February 8, 2023
Your regularly scheduled Trae Young passing highlight pic.twitter.com/x3fRXwDW5x
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) January 26, 2023
TRAE YOUNG WITH A LOGO THREE AND STARES DOWN MOE WAGNER! pic.twitter.com/9HlTOdKdeI
— HawksMuse (@HawksMuse) December 20, 2022
Trae Young led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, and was considered one of the league’s best young players and a borderline superstar. But, the Hawks played just slightly better than .500 basketball last year, and this year are playing .500 ball exactly, as they stand at 37-37 with eight games left.
I don’t know if Young is frustrated with the poor play of his team, but something boiled over in Saturday’s game, as he was ejected for an incredibly dumb act.
Trae Young has been ejected from the Hawks-Pacers game for throwing the ball toward the referee with force after being called for an offensive foul on a previous play.
It is Young's 15th tech of the season.pic.twitter.com/bbjLCBOSA5
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 25, 2023
Yeah, you can’t do that, Trae. That’s his 15th technical of the season, and I’d be surprised if a fine wasn’t coming his way, even though I don’t think it will warrant a suspension.
NBA fans sounded off on the incident.
I don’t know why, maybe it’s just the way it looks on the court, but trae comes off incredibly spoiled on the court. Like everything should be about him and maybe the hawks have done that but the hawks just look disjointed on the court
— The Hoff (@HoffmanBKLYN) March 25, 2023
He is so unlikeable.
— Brian E. Weaver (@Bdub9829) March 25, 2023
He is so unlikeable.
— Brian E. Weaver (@Bdub9829) March 25, 2023
But, the Hawks won without Trae Young, anyways, as they beat the Pacers 143-130.