It was initially booed, then accusations of having “no class” before and after, and shocked some.
Wednesday night's victory over Toronto's low raptors was followed by Tristan Thompson dunking with 4.1 seconds left, and the Cavaliers nursed a 21-point lead in a 131-108 victory, with some juicy after Tristan Thompson dunking with 4.1 seconds left. We have provided post game content.
“What Tristan did was not rank or rude,” Raptors coach Dako Rajakovic said after falling 17-38. “I'm certainly not going to support that. We're a player from Jamal (Shed), our player, he's really happy he was in court. He's Scotty (Barnes), and others. Everyone, they were standing up for themselves. They love the team to stand up for themselves. It wasn't an act of class.”
It appears Thompson should have known better than taking Gimdunk in his 15th year in the league, with the Raptors giving up the white flag that was blown away.
Instead, he drove the hoops and drives roses for dunks while facing resistance from the Toronto defender.
Thompson walked towards his bench before turning around, and Houston's rookie Shed shook towards him, turning back in the direction of some raptors.
“What he did at the end of the game was a bit rude to us, not just us, but the game of basketball,” Shedd said. All ESPN. “There were some choice words. We are adults, we'll move on from there.”
Several birds of prey came afterwards, including Burns, pushing Thompson away, and even Rajakovic won the middle of the mini-flacus, screaming at the veteran big man.
The Cavaliers staff and the referee ultimately pushed Thompson away.
Toronto's Scotia Bank Arena has the same entrance to both teams, so Thompson waited a bit while the other side's upset was leaving the court.
“To not do that at the end is kind of an unwritten rule,” he says on a per-ESPN basis, along with former Knicks star RJ Barrett – now the Raptors. “Jamal did what he thought.”
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson had no explanation for Thompson's actions.
Thompson finished with four points in four minutes and averaged 1.7 points in 28 games.
“I don't know what he was thinking,” Atkinson said. “But sometimes you're playing the game and you're just reacting. I'm Tristan and there's no bad intentions there. Sometimes I think you're playing and the goals of the game. I think it's a score. I just did a layup. It's a shame.”
The Cavaliers took part in the All-Star break with a record of the best in the Eastern Conference 44-10, sitting in 5 1/2 games ahead of the reigning champion Celtics.
