Overview
- In the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden, Orlando’s Desmond Bane secured possession inbounds and wound up a one-handed throw at Knicks forward OG Anunoby, who was on the ground out of bounds.
- Officials ruled the action a hostile act and assessed a technical foul on Bane, with no further league decision disclosed as of Monday.
- New York finished off a 106-100 victory, and Bane was repeatedly booed by the home crowd after the incident.
- Anunoby shoved Bane and exchanged words in the moment, then downplayed it postgame, saying he was confused and that he likes Bane.
- MSG’s Mike Breen and Clyde Frazier described the throw as hostile though legal, DeMarcus Cousins publicly called for a tougher response, and the moment drew reminders of Bane’s November ejection for spiking the ball on Onyeka Okongwu.