The head coach was critical of his team Friday after having a couple of days to digest an incident involving Toronto’s Jamal Shead and New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray late in a Raptors loss on Wednesday.

Murray drilled a three and stood over a fallen Shead with his fists clenched while yelling.

The Raptors didn’t have much of an immediate response to the play, other than Immanuel Quickley going over to Murray to exchange some words.

“I thought we did not handle that situation the way we want, and the way we were supposed to. Our players had conversations with each other. They know that was not the true image and picture of our team, and they all agree it’s never gonna happen again,” Rajakovic said before Friday’s home game against the Phoenix Suns.

Shead ended up on his back after Murray hit a tough three to punctuate a lengthy one-on-one duel which started at halfcourt with the pesky Shead getting aggressively into Murray before stumbling, giving his Pelicans counterpart the space he needed to get his shot off. 

“There is a way how you need to stand up for each other and protect each other. This team we have is all about that and all about connectivity and it needs to be addressed the right way,” Rajakovic said.

The loss dropped the struggling Raptors to 36-29, outside the top six for an automatic playoff spot.