Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Tristan Thompson disrupt his wings in the team's 131-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
The longtime center, averaging only about 7.8 minutes per game recently, won the final dunk at the end of a blowout victory. Raptors fans booed Thompson as he jogged back on the court. Several Raptors players also entered Thompson's face as the buzzer blew to mark the end of the game.
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Tristan Thompson, #13 of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has the words with the Toronto Raptors at an NBA basketball game held in Toronto on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025. (Canadian media via Frank Gun/AP)
The skirmish broke up, but Raptors head coach Dako Rajakovic called the last minute slam “disrespectful.”
“I don't think what Tristan did was class or rude,” Rajakovic said. “I'm certainly not going to support that. I love my team standing up for themselves. It wasn't a class.”
Raptors security guards Scotty Burns and Jamal Shedd were among those who stood up to Thompson. Burns declined to comment after the match, but Shed agreed to Rajakovic.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Center Tristan Thompson, #13, will dunk the ball against the Toronto Raptors in the second half on February 12, 2025 at Toronto's Scottiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski-Immagn image)
“What he did at the end of the game was a bit rude to us, not just us, but to the basketball game,” Shedd said. “We had some choice words. We are adults. We move on from there.”
Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell was seen wearing his hands above his head in disbelief after a Thompson dunk. Head coach Kenny Atkinson didn't have many answers to that.
“I don't know what he was thinking,” Atkinson said. “But sometimes you're playing the game and you're just reacting. I'm with Tristan, there's no bad intentions there. I think you're just playing The goal of the game is to score. It's a shame.”
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From left, Toronto Raptors' Scotty Burns, RJ Barrett and Inmanuel Quickly are sitting on the bench late in the NBA basketball game with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025. (Canadian media via Frank Gun/AP)
Thompson, originally from Canada, scored four points in four minutes. He averages 1.7 points and three rebounds per game in 28 games this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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