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<\/p>\nAtlanta’s Australian star Dyson Daniels has been ejected from Game 6 of the Hawks-Knicks NBA play-off series after sparking a melee.<\/p>\n
Mitchell Robinson boxed out Daniels, who responded with a right elbow to the chest of his Knicks opponent.<\/p>\n
The incident followed a pair of free throws from Anunoby that gave the Knicks a 50-point lead in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
A scuffle ensued, sending an official to the floor as players from both teams got involved.<\/p>\n
The Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu and Knicks’ Jalen Brunson held Robinson back as the fight inched toward fans sitting courtside.<\/p>\n
Nickeil Alexander-Walker and several coaches pulled Daniels away, including Hawks head coach Quin Snyder.<\/p>\n
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Players from both teams became involved in the altercation. (AP: Brynn Anderson)<\/p>\n
Robinson was also ejected from the game.<\/p>\n
The Knicks won comfortably 140-89 to claim a 4-2 series victory and eliminate the Hawks from the play-offs.<\/p>\n
Daniels did not receive much support on X after footage of the incident was posted.<\/p>\n
One X user referred to Daniels as the “Great Barrier Loser”, which is a play on his nickname “Great Barrier Thief”.<\/p>\n
Another user referred to Daniels’s behaviour as “pathetic”.<\/p>\n
The Hawks’ 83-36 deficit was the largest at half-time in NBA play-off history.<\/p>\n
It was second overall, when including regular-season games, trailing only Dallas’ 77-27 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in 2020. The Mavericks went on to win 124-73.<\/p>\n
The Knicks will face the winner of the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers series in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n
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