Kemba Walker ejected in second half of loss for arguing with officials

Kemba Walker hits the floor follwoing a collision with the Spurs LaMarcus Aldridge (No. 12) in the third quarter. He would then pick up two technical fouls and be ejected from the game.Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Celtics guard Kemba Walker was ejected in the second half of Wednesday night’s game against the Spurs at TD Garden for arguing with officials.

Walker was ejected for the first time in his NBA career after this play involving San Antonio’s LaMarcus Aldridge.

Kemba got ejected after a hard foul and then a Boston fan threw a beer onto the court 😳 pic.twitter.com/FnHlzPZQbp

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 9, 2020

Walker received a pair of quick technicals and was done for the evening. He finished with 6 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 turnovers in 18 minutes. He talked about what happened after the game.

Marcus Smart in the back: “Free Kemba, man.”
Kemba Walker: “Yo chilllllll.” pic.twitter.com/xD76Dz2gRb

— Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) January 9, 2020

Boston coach Brad Stevens also had a few choice words for the officiating crew, and was also assessed a technical.