Former Princeton High School standout Darius Bazley and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished last season with the second-worst record in the Western Conference, and they entered Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers winless in their first four games this season.
So with the Thunder about to win for the first time this season - against Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis and the Lakers - Bazley stole an inbounds pass with a five-point lead and four seconds left and went for the exclamation point with an uncontested dunk. And Westbrook apparently didn't like it.
From @WorldWideWob via Twitter:
Westbrook was ejected from the game with 1.5 seconds left because the technical foul he was assessed for confronting Bazley was his second of the game.
Bazley, 21, scored a season-best 20 points with six rebounds, two assists, four steals and a block in OKC's 123-115 win.
In his third season with the Thunder, Bazley is one of five players from Greater Cincinnati high schools or colleges on NBA rosters.
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