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Jayson Tatum given first NBA ejection for giving referee a "compliment"

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum was kicked out of their game against bitter rival New York Knicks on Monday night after he paid the referee a "compliment".

It was the first time that Tatum has been ejected from a game in his six-year career, a player who is not known to be boisterous on the court.

In the third quarter, Tatum was given his first technical foul after asking if he was fouled after a dunk, when he let the referee hear his thoughts in uncharacteristic fashion.

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