Watch: DeAndre ejected for prematurely celebrating Clippers win
DeAndre Jordan celebrated a little too early... #NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/xxqOjyaIeC
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) October 14, 2016
What you see above is DeAndre Jordan leaving the Los Angeles Clippers' bench to celebrate a preseason victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The problem? There was still time left on the clock after Jamal Crawford sank the go-ahead basket with 0.2 seconds remaining, which resulted in Jordan being assessed a technical foul and being ejected from the game.
Luckily for the Clippers - and for a Staples Center crowd that surely wanted nothing to do with preseason overtime - Crawford's bucket had put L.A. up by two points, so Shabazz Napier's technical free throw didn't extend the game.
Some good did come out of Jordan's brain cramp, however, as it gave us the following reaction from Blake Griffin and Marreese Speights:
When @deandrejordan6 storms the court before it's time 💯 pic.twitter.com/Ln51zW6aZh
— Mandy Rosenbloom (@shmandzzz) October 14, 2016
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