Nets' Joe Johnson ejected for first time in loss to Knicks

In 1,080 NBA games since 2001, Joe Johnson had never been ejected until Friday night’s debacle for the Nets at Madison Square Garden.

Johnson was sent off court with a Type 2 flagrant foul after elbowing Knicks point guard Jose Calderon in the face with eight minutes left in the the Knicks’ 108-91 dismantling of Nets, who drop to 5-14.

“I’ve never been ejected from a game,” said Johnson, amid the gloom of the visiting team locker room. “I don’t have no history of being a dirty player or anything of that sort. I don’t have to comment on it, honestly.”