Jonas Valanciunas hit Taj Gibson with an elbow in the Pelicans-Wizards game and was called for a flagrant-2 foul.
New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas was called for a flagrant-2 foul and ejected after his elbow caught the head of Washington Wizards big man Taj Gibson with 8:03 left in the second quarter.
Valanciunas was in disbelief after the assessment of the episode.
The Lithuanian center finished the game scoreless (0-3 FG, 0-2 FT) with three rebounds, one assist, and two turnovers in nine minutes of action.
Player of the Game | |
EFF
31
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Daniel Gafford | |
Points | 21 |
Accuracy | 8-11 |
Rebounds | 12 |
Assists | 2 |
Willy Hernangomez and Larry Nance figure shared Valanciunas' vacated minutes.
The Wizards defeated the sliding Pelicans 113-103 on Saturday for their fifth win in a row.
Meanwhile, New Orleans lost its seventh consecutive game. They have lost 12 of their last 15 games, a stretch that has caused them to drop into fifth place in the Western Conference.
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