Hawks guard Trae Younger returned to Madison Sq. Backyard on Friday night time, and he made certain it was entertaining. 

Standing ringside for “WWE SmackDown,” Younger grabbed the pinnacle of Rey Mysterio, shaking him on the ropes, whereas Mysterio wrestled Sami Zayn. The referee hit Younger with two “technical fouls” and threw him out of the occasion, which gave the gang a whole lot of pleasure. 

Younger, whose Hawks defeated the Knicks within the first spherical of the 2021 NBA playoffs en path to an look within the Jap Convention finals, acquired a damaging response from these in attendance for Friday’s occasion when he entered the world. He was launched by Zayn, who was carrying a Kevin Knox Knicks jersey.

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Younger appeared unfazed by the downpour of boos as he pointed to the Hawks sweatshirt he was carrying. 

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After his ejection, Younger posted a number of pictures on Twitter, the place he once more welcomed the response from the New York Metropolis crowd. 

Within the Hawks’ five-game sequence win over the Knicks, Younger averaged 29.2 factors, 9.8 assists and a pair of.2 rebounds and shot 44.1 % from the sphere (34.1 % from 3-point vary). Atlanta then beat the 76ers in seven within the East semifinals earlier than falling in six video games to the Bucks within the convention finals. 

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Younger missed Video games 4 and 5 vs. Milwaukee due to an ankle damage he suffered in Sport 3. He returned for Sport 6 in Atlanta however was clearly not his regular self, scoring simply 14 factors on 4-of-17 taking pictures with 9 assists.