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.”