Video: Knicks' Marcus Morris Ejected, Hit Justin Anderson's Head with Ball
It took only the first game of the preseason for Marcus Morris to earn his first ejection of 2019-20.
The New York Knicks forward was flat-out disrespectful to Justin Anderson in Monday's game against the Washington Wizards:
Morris earned a flagrant-2 foul, which led to an automatic ejection from the game.
"If that was regular season, I wouldn't have done that," Morris said, per The Athletic's Mike Vorkunov. "My team needs me. I've got to be smart, set a better example. But like I said in the beginning, we're not taking any s--t. So, it is what it is."
Knicks head coach David Fizdale also spoke about the play, per Vorkunov. "That's Marcus Morris. Our team will embody his spirit. Obviously, he understands it can't be to the detriment of us. He understands that. He didn't want to hurt the kid. He just told me, 'I shouldn't have made that play.' At the same time, he does have an edge to him and we want to keep that edge."
The 30-year-old, in his first year in New York, has a reputation as an agitator. The veteran has been ejected three times in the regular season over the last two years while earning 20 technical fouls in this stretch.
He has 55 technicals over his nine-year NBA career with the Rockets, Suns, Pistons and Celtics.
It seems the change in uniform hasn't altered his mindset on the court.
