A hard foul against Taj Gibson led to Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin being ejected from Thursday’s game. Griffin knocked Chicago Bulls’ Gibson to the floor with barely six minutes left in the third quarter, earning him flagrant foul 2, leading to an automatic ejection. Griffin scored 18 points. The Bulls won, with the game ending at 80-83.

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