[Highlight] Trae Young, before playing a single minute for the Washington Wizards, gets his first ejection as a Washington Wizard.
Next level tanking, Utah and Pacer be put to shame
Na, we’re way better, Wizards haven’t even been fined
God bless every team’s new tactics on winning the Tank Bowl
UrinatingTree needs to make a vid on this. NBA tanking makes NFL tanking look like little league shit.
A tanking fine is just a fee to pay for higher draft odds
If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class
This made me laugh as it’s so true 🤣
No but honestly, \(500k? \)3M? If that means a better chance at a potential superstar worth way more money then that’s an easy investment.
I got tickets for Thursday we shall see who really wants the L, its going to be legendary
Adam Silver doesn’t even question them being this bad.
Whoever the Wizards trotted out at center to foul out in 28 minutes with 2 points and 4 rebounds doesn’t even have a player portrait on ESPN, this has gone beyond advanced tanking.
That’s Julian Reese my guy. Younger bro of Angel Reese. We’re out here playing 5D Chess with these tanking strategies.
Fuck they don’t have a portrait for the younger brother of Angel Reese?
Which is crazy because they had a picture of LeBron’s son up for like 2 seasons before he got drafted!
Of course Kyrie was a top prospect
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the URL got me first lol
looks like so much like his sister!
Utah is gonna one up with 6D chess by just signing Angel Reese herself
We’re gonna fix JJJ’s rebounding one way or another.
Angel Reese’s brother to be exact
That was the janitor, came in clutch
Sign me to a 2 way tanking teams I can give you 4 rebounds by accident in 30 minutes of run.
yknow I kinda doubt regular people could get 4reb in 30m of run in an NBA game.
Are you 6’4”+?
I mean assuming OP was joking, but the answer to can any regular person do [insert this specific thing] in [insert sport] is always going to be no. Angel Reese’s brother may not be NBA good but he is a good basketball player to even get garbage tank minutes.
Hit a halfcourt shot at a Wizard’s game they might fuck around and play you 8 minutes in the 4th quarter.
He was bad enough to not make it out of summer league w the raptors… And we haven’t had a center most the season
Bro said pacer instead of Indy or Indiana
Kings erasure
Ah you see, the kings are legit ass. It’s a natural job not bolt on if you know what I mean
Yeah, Kings might be the most ethical tank out there
They ain’t benching healthy players or load managing stars, they straight up old-fashioned booty cheeks
Didn’t all of their players just get surgery last week?
They did, but we only had 12 wins before that happened. Like they said, we’re straight cheeks this year
Idk, I’d count trading for Demar and Lavine premeditated tanking.
Please don’t nitpick my boob metaphor
Can’t be fined for tanking if I was DNPing
Nice 😊
Trae Young is now the SECOND player in NBA history to be ejected for a team before ever playing a single minute for them 😂
EDIT: Trae was not first, Boogie Cousins was the first. He was ejected while on the bench recovering from an Achilles injury and had not yet played a single second for the Warriors.
Didn’t Boogie do it when he joined the warriors injured?
You’re right! I’ll edit
Nothing gets past you gang
Hey it was a historic moment haha
Of course it’s Boogie lmfao
So on brand. I feel like people have already forgotten what a menace he was in many ways
What else do people remember Boogie for otherwise tf?
emotional lesbian
So a menace in an Outback
I think he’s just not talked about that much anymore. tf?
You made it sound like people don’t think of him as a menace anymore
Boogie and Draymond green terrorized the league. Miss the good ol’ days, both were fun as hell to get mad at
Why do I vaguely remember watching that live
It was a Friday night game against the Knicks and it was still dynasty time, so we had about 82 regular season national TV games a year, so very possible you did. And it was Scott Foster who tossed him, so it also probably ended up on this sub.
Boogie has to be in the hall of something for being the first
I knew that one lmao
That’s my fucking PG 😤
LEGEND!
Retire his jersey!
Is it dumb im starting to feel something again
Idk man this game made me feel something and it was a 20 point game most of the time… Shit was invigorating
Just exciting to see dudes care again fr
He always cared. Dude is a competitor
He means this god forsaken franchise, we know Trae has that dawg in him
Lol gotchu. Yall have a bright future. Will be rooting for yall and Trae when you’re not playing us
Yeah what chronic said. I’ve always loved Trae and personally as someone who was a john wall fan before a wizards fan I’m super excited to have a point guard like Trae on the team
Nah not at all. The wizards fr have the pieces to be fucking legit. Like genuinely I think they can be contenders in the near future. Trae, Sarr, AD, George, Tre Johnson, and other solid players. Like they really could do something. I’d try to trade AD though while he’s still worth something.
Thx friend
😮💨
I honestly think this is a pretty good way to endear him to the fanbase
He has me all in and he hasn’t even suited up yet… He has been at Capital One arena constantly, extremely active bench presence, bringing the energy, everything.
I’m glad y’all will get to see his positives. The media always paints him as this villainous dude but he was constantly hyping his teammates, participating in positive ways within the community and hanging with his family.
This man’s clutch performances live in my head rent free. Just so exciting to watch play
Ultimate Tank Commander
Hurts seeing this and will always love Trae but sometimes he doesn’t know when to leave the refs alone
Nah this was 100% valid. Watkins just got blatantly decked and the refs just gawked
Nah they wouldn’t have even reviewed the play if Trae didn’t intervene. Trae got them to eject Eason and he wasn’t even playing. That’s a worthy tech and good way to stand up for the young guys. That wizards player didn’t even defend himself which was weird to me tbh.
Doesn’t hurt Wizards fans. We desperately need a leader who gives a fuck.
They just made a million Trae Youngs
That’s Commander Trae Young, First Armored Division, Washington Wizards Draft Expiditionary Force
Legendary Hero from the Eastern War.
Loyal to the true emperor, Khris Middleton. And he will have his vengeance, in this season or the next.
So he’s a Washington Commander, you say?
Show what Tari did. Dirty stuff.
Very dangerous player, took out vince a few days ago as well
You gotta write the full name if you’re mentioning a guy who plays like 12 minutes a game dawg 😭. I know who Vince Williams is cause Im a fantasy sweat but when all you said was Vince my mind just went to Vince Carter. Like why TF is Tari Eason attacking retired basketball players/current analysts
damn i cant believe TE would do VW like that
Me when Gronk enters an old Beetle.
Ignore this guy’s flair 😅
They act like two legends cannot coexist
In an odd coincidence, like Vince, Jamir Watkins also played for VCU (though he finished at FSU).
What did he do ?
Dirty stuff
Just trotted up to his opponent and shoved the shit out of him with zero justification.
Tari and amen always in a scuffle or sum shi
how you get ejected on your day off?!
I saw a PA announcer get ejected one time in baseball, ump threw him out. So i guess it’s possible
Could be wrong here, but I think you’re referencing Bears legend and Four Horseman Steve McMichael who was a guest on the PA. He was shit-talking Angel Hernandez, so without checking we know he was correct that Angel was missing calls.
There’s also an old school viral video of a small team’s PA guy playing “Three Blind Mice” and getting ejected.
Edit: It was their organist actually playing it live, not a PA guy. Even better.
Ump: “Never mind that shit, throw out Mongo!”
RIP to a legend
“I’m not even supposed to be here today!”
He was trying to build a clubhouse
Top flight ball security of the worlddd Craig!
*year off
I didn’t steal any damn boxes.
You make it sound like he just happened to not play this one time
Draymond should learn from that when Curry doesn’t play, do you still get paid after ejection? cause i want to leave early as well
Yes
I need to learn how to do this at my job
Have you tried peeing on your boss’s door and then say you have a kidney issue?
Love to see it from a player who’s not playing
Generational stuff
Now show the play leading up to this
Please tell me this wasn’t an eject just for backing up one of his guys
Can’t blame him, Tari Eason is dirty
Can he buy a ticket and come back in?
That kid who quit the USC team mid-game basically did that the other day. Came back and sat in the stands.
I shouldn’t say kid actually, he’s like 28.
Dude is the Van Wilder of college basketball.
I believe in every major sport the game officials can throw out anyone from the venue. Doesn’t matter if they’re a coach, a player, a fan, a gm, or an owner.
If he tried to come back in he’d probably be charged with trespassing, and I’m sure there’d be further disciplinary action from the league
https://official.nba.com/rule-no-3-players-substitutes-and-coaches/
If a player, coach or assistant coach is suspended from a game or games, he shall not at any time before, during or after such game or games appear in any part of the arena or stands where his team is playing. A player, coach or assistant coach who is ejected may only remain in the dressing room of his team during the remainder of the game, or leave the building. A violation of this rule shall call for an automatic fine of $2000.
Elite chemistry-building IQ. If you’re not playing you might as well get ejected
That’s the best pre-emptive strike I’ve seen all day
Now that is efficiency
Lol is he gonna get suspended from his first game for leaving the bench?
Ive seen enough, retire the jersey
Already showing more fight than the entire Wizards roster
Thought he was playing tonight
His first game is Thursday
Oh lol
Has anyone been ejected before playing a minute for a team
Comment higher up said Demarcus Cousins with the warriors
sheed, probably
Nah the only game he played for Atlanta he didn’t get ejected
CULTURE CHANGER 💪 🏆
I saw a comment by someone who’s been to a game lately and they said he’s been very vocal and involved. Hawks need any type of leadership they can get.
Yay! Oh wait what
Vet takes up for his young teammate after Tari Eason’s bum ass shove him for no reason in crystal clear 4k when they was already up 15 and all r/nba can do is make corny tank jokes. Trae already showing what Washington sorely needs, grade A experience and toughness. If AD manages to stay healthy, then they’ll make a huge jump next season.
Funniest possible thing to happen
wizards legend already
Jordan Poole would never
How the hell are you gonna get fired ejected on your day off?
That’s a true Washington Wizard right there. he’s got franchise culture down pat.
The nba is so stupid
How you get fired on your day off?
He looks like a dude outside the corner store yelling at traffic
That’s gonna make Trae’s career highlight reel.
A true magician
Legendary.
Infinite money glitch.
Lord silver please take away Traes pain and give it all to Lu Dort and Miles Bridges x10
“He’s not allowed to step on the court”
Eason isn’t allowed to be shoving people but dude had no issues trying to find any excuse to justify it
What if teams just did this to avoid tanking punishments by benching guys.
Just get guys ejected BEFORE the game.
Can’t get in trouble for tanking when your main guys get ejected.
I’d just go full ridiculousness.
Thrown banana peels and turtle shells on the court Mario Kart style so the refs and opposition slip. Bring beach balls to the bench and just throw them in the crowd. Have noise makers on the sideline and just start getting in everyone’s ears.
The Mavs should have Flagg call someone on the other team the N-word in warmups just in case.
Can’t put a price on giving a shit. Yeah Trae!
:‘) that’s my guy
You’re a wizard Harry Trae
This is the greatest tanking year of all time
Getting fined before getting your first paycheck is nasty work
That’s my GOAT
I saw him do this at Wells fargo on the Hawks too. loved him ever sense he’s fucking hilarious
Trae had to get himself ejected to get Tari ejected.
= A non-playing player gets an on court player ejected.
Sounds like smart play to me.
Great culture
Nice to see Sean Connery alive and well in the background there
Legendary tank commanding
Peoples champ. Villain status 2.0 is next.
He is acting like he cares. Give him an oscar.
M
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🤡
Between the Jokic stuff and this, refs were on some real shit tonight
“We all on Kalshi”
From super star to tank commander
pro tip: ejections before tipoff don’t ding his tech count since zero minutes logged. wizards tank just got even smarter.
it’s always the bald refs
Oops
EPM GOAT. (Ejections Per Minute)
Is street clothes going to be 50% for next season?
Behold the battle IQ of this Tank Commander.
I want to see actual tanking. Like scoring in the wrong basket levels of tanking.
clown show
Westbrook did more than Trae did last night and didn’t even get a T. Westbrook walked all the way to start jawing at players in the face.
How do you do that?
Local radio host was talking to Trae during the second quarter and he said his family was gonna be landing in about an hour and a half. His theory is Trea got ejected so he could meet them at the airport
Trae a floor general, even in street clothes
trae was right, not sure what the refs were doing
He should grow his hair out
God his hair is an abomination
Short clip out of context so can’t tell if he was summarily thrown out plus a tech for coming out onto the floor, or if it was an automatic ejection due to it being his second tech.
So, if he gets suspended for leaving the bench, would that be for tonight’s game, or Thursday night (when he’s supposed to play), against Utah? If it’s for the Utah game, that would be some high-level tanking.
😂 at least they know he all the way in pause
That’s actually kind of hard
I was at the game, we didn’t even see Trae on the court!