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Pelicans Towel Boy Gets Technical Foul Against New York Knicks

Pelicans Towel Boy Gets Technical Foul Against New York Knicks

Between models and towel racks, opponents appear to be resorting to any means necessary to stop the New York Knicks.

The Knicks benefited from one of the most bizarre technical fouls in recent memory during Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, as second-quarter play at the Smoothie King Center was stopped when officers host maintenance personnel made unauthorized entry onto the grounds.

The stop occurred shortly after a disputed out-of-bounds call, during which the ball appeared to bounce off the head of a Pelicans player. As the game was about to resume with an inside pass from the Knicks, the towel boy attempted to mop up, much to the chagrin of the would-be passer. Jalen Brunson and other New Yorkers on the ground.

The officials whistled the Pelicans for a delay of the game. As it was their second charge of the game, a technical foul was called against them, awarding the Knicks a free throw. Brunson sank the gift awarded for one of the best 39 points of the season. new York won the match 104-93 after trailing by as many as 14 during the second half.

SiriusXM NBA host Rob Perez speculated that the employee’s entry was “an attempt to deliberately or inadvertently buy them a few extra seconds.” Knicks star Josh Hart, one of five Knicks on the court at the time, seemed to agree with that assessment.

“They knew what they were doing. The poor ballboy got yelled at,” Josh Hart said. Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. “Their bench told him that.”

New Orleans ultimately did not contest the call and play resumed shortly afterward. The alleged charge against the towel man was officially ruled a team technical foul against the Pelicans, who led by five at the time of the incident.

Either way, it’s the latest bizarre event in a Pelicans season that has gone completely off the rails. Saturday marked their 15th loss in their last 16 games as they continued to labor with depleted teams that often lack the participation of franchise faces Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson.

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