Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was ejected from their game against the Memphis Grizzlies after going crazy on a referee over a controversial foul call.
Rajakovic, currently in his second season with the Raptors, lost his cool during the fourth quarter of their 155-126 loss to the Grizzlies on Thursday night, and two of his own players were even forced to intervene.
The officials opted not to call a foul on a drive by Toronto's Scottie Barnes, only for Memphis to finally go and score at the other end.
And the no-decision led to a stunning collapse from Rajakovic, who immediately headed straight for one of the referees after calling a timeout.
'Call the damn foul! Point out the damn foul!' He could be heard screaming as Barnes and Ochai Agbaji detained him.
After being pulled away from the referee, Rajakovic received a pair of technical fouls and was automatically ejected from the game with the Raptors trailing 125-103.
Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was ejected for losing his cool with a referee on Thursday
“We held each other to a higher standard and obviously we weren't playing to that,” Raptors assistant Pat Delany said after the game, via Sportsnet's Savanna Hamilton.
“I can't speak for (Rajakovic) in terms of those moments or what was going through his mind, but obviously you're trying to protect our players.”
Rajakovic had never been sent off from a match before his fiery outburst at the end of Thursday night's match.
However, the Serbian was fined $25,000 by the NBA last season for attacking referees after a loss to the LA Lakers.
Before joining the Raptors, Rajakovic spent three years as an assistant coach for the Grizzlies.
Toronto's record is now 7-24 after their last loss, a game and a half ahead of the Washington Wizards for worst in the Eastern Conference.