By MAX WINTERS

Published: 03:26 BST, 16 April 2025 | Updated: 03:57 BST, 16 April 2025

Atlanta Hawks player Trae Young stormed down the tunnel in anger after getting ejected at the end of his team’s play-in tournament defeat by the Orlando Magic.

Young was given a second technical with just under five minutes to play of the Magic’s dominant 120-95 win.

He first kicked the ball to stop it from going to the referee before snatching the ball away from the official again. Young then faked giving it to him before finally handing it over in anger.

Young, who led the Hawks with 28 points and six assists, then went straight down the tunnel without looking back as a humiliating night in Florida came to a close. 

Speaking on TNT’s broadcast, the commentary team of Brian Anderson and Stan Van Gundy were less than impressed with Young’s actions.

They said: ‘That’s a bad look. No reason to do that.

‘He was already ejected and then he decided to give some money to the NBA on the way out the door. I think that’s charitable of him.’

Atlanta Hawks player Trae Young stormed down the tunnel in anger after getting ejected

Young was given a second technical with five minutes to play of the Magic’s 120-95 win

Cole Anthony came off the Magic bench with 26 points and six assists to lead his team into the playoffs.

Paolo Banchero had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Magic, and Wendell Carter Jr. added 19 points and seven rebounds.

Anthony Black also came off the bench and scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the the Magic´s first appearance in a play-in game.

Earning the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed after a 41-41 regular season, the Magic will start their first-round playoff series at Boston on Sunday.