Watch: Anunoby, Harrell ejected in 1st quarter of Raptors-Lakers
Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby and Los Angeles Lakers reserve Montrezl Harrell were both ejected in the first quarter of their matchup on Tuesday.
Anunoby and Dennis Schroder got tangled up after the former attempted a layup. While separating from each other, Anunoby picked up Schroder and dropped him to the court, prompting Harrell to rush to his teammate's defense and shove Gary Trent Jr.
The Lakers and Raptors had to be separated after a physical play between Dennis Schröder and OG Anunoby.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 7, 2021
Anunoby and Montrezl Harrell were ejected from the game. pic.twitter.com/hBNxjGyWWv
Anunoby exited the contest with two points in 10 minutes, while Harrell failed to record any stats in two minutes of work.
"Just unnecessary," Schroder said of the altercation, according to Lakers Nation's Ryan Ward. "You got to go to WWE with that."
The Lakers went on to defeat the Raptors 110-101.
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