The Pool Report interview was conducted by Gary Washburn (Boston Globe) with Crew Chief Bill Kennedy following tonight’s 76ers at Celtics game.

QUESTION: What were the circumstances behind Jayson Tatum’s ejection?

KENNEDY: Following a loose ball foul that was called on Jayson, Jayson continued to complain and was asked multiple times to head to his bench.  He continued to complain about the foul called on the floor and overtly gestures toward the officials and was assessed a second technical foul.

QUESTION: So, the only reason he was ejected was because of a second technical foul?  He did not make statements that just would have prompted an ejection regardless of his technical count?

KENNEDY: That is correct.

QUESTION: Why was [Tatum] assessed a flagrant foul on that loose ball foul?

KENNEDY: After replay review, the unnecessary contact to the face had risen to the level of a Flagrant Foul Penalty 1 after replay review.