WATCH: Kobe Bryant Ejected From Game

by Barry Rothbard | 11:25 am, December 22nd, 2010

During last night’s home, blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Kobe Bryant was called for a charging foul, and then voiced his displeasure over the call. He received one technical foul, uttered an obscenity, picked up his second technical, and then headed to the locker room for an early shower. (There were only two minutes left in the game so Bryant’s absence didn’t make much of a difference, thanks, in large part, to Earl Boykins.).

Still, the refs got the call wrong, as the replay shows that Andrew Bogut, even if he was out of the restricted area, was clearly moving backwards when Kobe left the ground. It’s another example that, even if you’re the global ambassador for Turkish Airlines, you’re not immune to the NBA’s G-rated technical foul rules.