An Auburn Player Received A Flagrant 2 And Got Ejected For Throwing An Elbow Against Yale

An Auburn Player Received A Flagrant 2 And Got Ejected For Throwing An Elbow Against Yale

Uproxx - News·2024-03-23 07:00

Auburn lost a member of its starting lineup a little more than three minutes into its NCAA Tournament opener against Yale. As the Tigers were pushing the ball up the floor, starting forward Chad Baker-Mazara wound up his elbow and hit Bulldogs guard August Mahoney in the chest. While there are times where this could be waved away as incidental contact, Baker-Mazara clearly turned his head and looked before he threw the elbow, which is about as close to an automatic ejection as you’ll see.

Regardless, the officials took a look at what happened and handed out a Flagrant 2.

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