He scored twice, making both his shots.
He took a charge.
And then he got ejected.
Haslem can finally say that he has played in 18 NBA seasons and it was a memorable, albeit brief, appearance. He got two technical fouls and was ejected with 10:19 remaining in the first half, less than three minutes after getting into a game for the first time all season.
“If this is the last one, I finished it the only way Udonis Haslem could with an ejection, Haslem said.
He took offense to getting pulled down by Philadelphia s Dwight Howard, then had words with the 76ers veteran as they went nose-to-nose. Haslem and Howard both got technicals, then Haslem got a second one and was sent off.
Hawks and Knicks clinch NBA playoff berths as Harden returns for Nets By Sports Desk
Trae Young fuelled the rallying Hawks to a 120-116 win over Russell Westbrook s Washington Wizards midweek.
Young posted 33 points and John Collins hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 24.4 seconds remaining as the Hawks (39-31) – fourth in the Eastern Conference – clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2017.
The Knicks (38-31), who are sixth in the east, were not in action but they still reached the playoffs thanks to some help from elsewhere.
For the first time since 2012-13, playoff basketball will return to Madison Square Garden after the Boston Celtics were upstaged 102-94 by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
ORLANDO Inspired by a post-practice speech from veteran swingman Gary Harris, the Orlando Magic showed much better focus and purpose of play in their last outing, a hard-fought effort against the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, the Magic will look to carry that same intensity when they go to visit the Atlanta Hawks, who recently clinched a playoff berth, at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.