{"id":121822,"date":"2025-11-22T08:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121822"},"modified":"2025-11-22T08:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:01:52","slug":"nba-drama-alert-bulls-fans-outraged-as-controversial-kevin-huerter-ejection-sparks-debate-and-social-media-frenzy-leaving-chicago-shaken-amid-blowout-loss-to-heatll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121822","title":{"rendered":"NBA DRAMA ALERT: Bulls Fans Outraged as Controversial Kevin Huerter Ejection Sparks Debate and Social Media Frenzy, Leaving Chicago Shaken Amid Blowout Loss to Heat\u2026ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3606222\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fans-cant-believe-controversial-Kevin-Huerter-ejection.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Nov 19, 2025; Portland, Oregon, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Kevin Huerter (13) arrives at Moda Center before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-Imagn Images\" \/><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier this week, Kevin Huerter <\/span>came through in big fashion <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for the Chicago Bulls. Fast forward to the end of the week, and Huerter made a name for himself again. However, it was for the wrong reasons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Friday, in the third quarter of a double-digit deficit against the Miami Heat, Huerter was <\/span>officially removed <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from the game, per Bulls on CHSN. The Bulls trailed 78-57 with 8:22 left in the quarter. Head coach Billy Donovan was seen angry with the referee, and Huerter <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was initially ejected<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the referee allowed for the play to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be reviewed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The replay showed Huerter slapping the ball toward the referee and hitting them in the back without them knowing it. After reviewing the play, the referee ruled it consistent with standards warranting an ejection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Needless to say, Bulls fans both at the United Center and online weren&#8217;t too happy. A loud chorus of boos reverberated throughout the arena.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin Huerter was ejected from tonight&#8217;s game on this play: pic.twitter.com\/A1KDxxcZqO<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHSN_Bulls\/status\/1992060680627978694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On social media, the fans <\/span>took their ire out <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on the referees, specifically longtime referee Tony Brothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brothers needs to retire. Huerter has nvr done anything to a ref\u201d@coachrodx23 posted on social media. Others <\/span>called it <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for what it objectively was.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cridiculous decision\u201d @xaviirwin2025 said on X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tony Brothers&#8217; career as an NBA referee<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Beginning in the 1994-1995 NBA season, Brothers has been on the floor as a referee. Altogether, he has officiated 1,850 regular-season games, 215 playoff games, and 19 NBA Finals games. Certainly, he has seen plenty of action during his tenure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Additionally, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brothers<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> officiated over the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. Last April, it was <\/span>Luka Doncic who felt the brunt <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Brothers&#8217; officiating. He received two technical fouls and an ejection during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2023, Brothers<\/span> took on the role of Coordinator of Women&#8217;s Basketball Officials <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the HBCU sports conference, the MEAC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is safe to say that Bulls fans weren&#8217;t too happy about seeing Kevin Huerter being ejected for something objectively mundane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":121823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[472,43,3076,45],"class_list":["post-121822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-billy-donovan","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-kevin-huerter","tag-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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