Marcus Smart has been one the best defensive players in the NBA this season and he’s been doing it quietly. Guards barely get any defensive respect anymore but Smart is certainly trying to change that. He’s a huge part the Boston Celtics puzzle and could be in contention for defensive player the year if he keeps this up. While this may be the case, Tuesday night wasn’t one his finest moments. He had some great plays although it all came crashing down at the end regulation when the game was tied. 

Smart was talking to the referees when all a sudden, he became irate and started calling one the ficials a “pussy.” Eventually, Smart had to be held back and was eventually escorted f the court. The Celtics went on to lose the game in overtime by a score 129-120.

This isn’t the first time a player has been angry at the ficials and it certainly won’t be the last. Things like this happen all the time as players and ficials butt heads over every little thing imaginable. Last night, the refs in the Celtics game were being lambasted on social media so Smart’s reaction shouldn’t be all that surprising.

If you’re the Celtics, you can’t be mad at one your stars being as passionate as Smart was at that moment.