Raptors -Trainer, players call Tristan Thompson for having broken unwritten rule in cavaliers’ blowout

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It should be a simple ending to a blowout game in Toronto against Cleveland until Tristan Thompson decided to break an unwritten rule by thumping the ball to set up Cavaliers 131-108 with four seconds left.

The typical protocol for a team that is up with so much time is just dribbling out of the clock, in an attempt to not bother the opponent. Thompson, who is from Brampton, ont., And has represented Team Canada on the international stage, had other plans on Wednesday night as part of Cavaliers.

Dunk did not resonate with Raptors when Rookie Jamal Shead and Scottie Barnes confronted the 14-year-old NBA veteran as both teams were ready to leave the court. It was a moment that triggered boos all over the scotia bank Arena when coaches, players and the judges had to keep Thompson, Shead and Barnes apart.

“I think what Tristan did was no class and disrespect,” said Raptor’s main coach Darko Rajaković Post game. “I don’t want to stand for it, certainly. I am really glad that our guys, our players from Jamal, he was on the field, and Scottie and everyone else they stood up for themselves. I love when my team stands up for itself. It was no class. “

Cavalier’s principal coach Kenny Atkinson was also not too fond of Thompson’s decision, as Repriser showed confusion among Cavs after dunk.

“Tristan, 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 is no bad intention there. I think just sometimes you play and the goal of the game is to score. Unfortunate.”

Thompson played only for about 3 minutes Wednesday night, all in garbage time, ending with four points on 2-4 shoots.

Given that he is a former NBA master and has represented Team Canada on 26 different occasions, you would think he would know better.

“I’m pretty sure it’s a bit like an unwritten rule,” said colleague Canadian RJ Barrett Post-Game. “Proud of Jamal. Did what to do. “

ShEAD also had his own thoughts:

“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 electoral words. We are adults, we move on from it. “

Raptor fans have also taken to social media platform x to express their disgust with Thompson, especially by noting that it is even more embarrassing considering his ties to Canada.