Cleveland Cavaliers Veteran Tristan Thompson fluttered feathers in the team’s 131-108 victory over Toronto Raptors Wednesday night.
The long -time center, which is only an average of approx. 7.8 minutes per Fight these days, one last second scored dunk at the end of the blowout victory. Raptors -Fans lived Thompson when he jogged back on the field. A few Raptors players also came into Thompson’s face when the buzzer sounded to signal the end of the game.
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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson, #13, has words with Toronto Raptors in an NBA Basketball Camp in Toronto on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian press via AP)
Skirmish was broken up, but Raptor’s head coach Darko Rajakovic called the last minute’s slam “disrespect.”
“I think what Tristan did was no class and disrespect,” Rajakovic said. “I don’t want to stand for it, for sure. I love when my team stands up for itself. It was no class.”
Raptor’s guards Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead were among those who confronted Thompson. Barnes refused to comment after the game, but Shead agreed with Rajakovic.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Center Tristan Thompson, #13, dunks the ball against Toronto Raptors during the second half of Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on February 12, 2025. (John E. Sokolowski Preferred Pictures)
“What he did at the end of the game was just a bit disrespectful to the basketball match, not just us,” SHEAD said. “We had a few choices words. We are adults. We move on from it.”
Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell was seen with his hands over his head in disbelief after Thompson’s thump. Head coach Kenny Atkinson didn’t have many answers to that.
“I’m not sure what he was thinking,” said Atkinson. “Sometimes you play the game, and you just have a reaction. I know with Tristan, there’s no bad intention there. I just think you’re playing, and the goal of the game is to score. Unfortunately.”
From left to right sits Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball match against Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian press via AP)
Thompson, who is from Canada, had four points in four minutes. He average 1.7 points and 3 rebounds per Match in 28 games this season.
