On February 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Suns refused to be upset back-to-back at home, and defeated the Rockets 124-121 to win 7 consecutive games, in this game, the team commander Paul was expelled from the game in a rare rage.
Shortly after the second half of the game, Paul was hit to his right hand by Tate with a pass, and then injured when he complained that the referee did not blow the penalty, and after hitting the referee lightly, he ate two technical offenders and was expelled. Paul then went straight back to the dressing room and underwent a hand injury examination. After Paul left the field, the sun played very anxiously with the rocket at the bottom of the west in the last quarter, and almost upset the "gutter overturned". In this game, Paul played 3 of 5 seconds in 19 minutes and 29 seconds, 0 of 2 from three points and 5 of 5 from the free throw line, with 11 points, 6 assists and 2 steals.
However, after the game, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes, multiple league sources revealed that Paul will undergo an mribility (MRI) tomorrow morning (local time). Paul's right hand injury is also the reason for his dissatisfaction with the referee, fortunately, the Suns are currently leading the league with a good record, and the NBA is about to usher in an All-Star Weekend, he can get time to recover from injury, but the season attendance record may be ended.
After the game, the referee explained why Paul was expelled, and referee Mark Lindsay said that the first technical foul was because Paul used inappropriate language against the referee, and the second technical foul was because of his contact with the referee.
Paul's injury needs to be checked and announced, so will he miss the All-Star because of it? Booker explained in the post-match press conference: "We saw him in the dressing room and he was fine. Asked if the injury would cause Paul to miss the All-Star Game, Booker replied: "I don't think so. "It seems that all the results will have to wait for the inspection to be seen."