It is a common sight these days to see players getting ejected from NBA games. A couple of technical fouls and that’s all it takes for the referee to throw a player out. What’s not a common occurrence is a head coach being thrown out of the game for whatever reason there is. Well, fans got to see another head coach ejection this season during the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets. 

Notably, the game did not even reach halftime before the referee threw out the coach. Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was thrown out of the game after getting into a heated argument with the officials over a no-foul call on Tyrese Haliburton.

Even the head coach was ready to battle against the Houston Rockets

With 3:49 still left in the second quarter, Carlisle got into it with an official and had to be held back by players and assistant coaches. Buddy Hield did his best to hold back Rick Carlisle but the Pacers’ head coach was livid over the no-foul call by the referees. Carlisle was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks before coming back to Indiana. 

Before going into coaching, Carlisle had a short stint in the NBA as a player. He only played five years in the league but did manage to win an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1986. Carlisle ended his playing career while playing for the Brooklyn Nets and then went on to join the team’s coaching staff as the assistant head coach. 

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Carlisle is best known for his coaching tenure with the Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle coached the Mavericks team to their only championship-winning season in 2011. He is one of 11 players in NBA history to win a championship both as a player and a coach as well.  

Carlisle had also coached the Indiana Pacers back in the 2000s. He was the team’s head coach from 2003 to 2007. 

The veteran NBA coach had his players back

Carlisle is a veteran coach who is usually very calm on the sidelines. So it was surprising for the viewers to see him lose his cool. However, it is always a sight for the team’s players to see their coach fight for them on the floor. Even if that leads to an ejection. 

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A player gets the sense that his coach believes in him and has got his back on the floor. Such an incident will likely translate into a further level of trust and bond between Carlisle and Tyrese Haliburton, as they know both are willing to fight the world for each other. 

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