Trae Young Ejected, Ripped by Fans as Hawks Lose to Magic in NBA Play-in Tournament

Tuesday couldn't have gone much worse for Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, who fell 120-95 in an NBA play-in tournament game against the host Orlando Magic.

Young scored 28 points, but he finished minus-22 and got ejected in the fourth quarter after picking up two technicals.

Young hit a floater in the lane with 4:48 remaining in regulation, but the game was essentially over with the Magic up 107-87.

The ball found its way back to Young, who fired a hard pass at the referee standing on the baseline. The ref called a technical and then rolled the ball down the court to a second official to set up an Orlando free throw.

However, Young blocked the ball from going to that second official with his feet, gathered it and then faked giving it back to the ref. A second T followed, and Young immediately walked off the court.

It was a tough look for Young to cap a complete meltdown from the Hawks, who were outscored 32-17 in the first quarter but cut the lead to three in the third quarter.

The Magic rolled down the stretch, though, thanks largely to Cole Anthony dropping a team-high 26 points off the bench and fellow sub Anthony Black also excelling with 16.

Meanwhile, this has been a frustrating season in Atlanta, which has dealt with key injuries (e.g. Jalen Johnson, Clint Capela) but still finished eighth in the Eastern Conference. Young has had to carry more of an offensive burden, and he engineered a nice personal comeback for a moment following a scoreless first quarter.

Then the fourth-quarter meltdown arrived. Fans reacted to Young on social media afterward.

The Hawks will now host the winner of the Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat play-in tournament game to determine the Eastern Conference's No. 8 seed, which will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. Meanwhile, the Magic will now play the Boston Celtics in the first round.