He appeared to draw a technical for clapping at the referee then was ejected for lightly bumping the official. Donovan Mitchell hit both technical free throws and Mobley hit 1-of-2 for the original foul,

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected from his team's 127-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night after complaining about a foul call by clapping in referee Natalie Sago's face and bumping into her.

Cheers roared around Gainbridge Fieldhouse when Pacers forward Bennedict Mathurin sprinted down court, dunking and hanging on the rim out of a fast break in the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin has been suspended by the NBA for one game without pay due to “inappropriate contact and verbally abusing a game official” during Tuesday’s game

Backcourt mates Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland combined for 59 points and Mobley notched a 22-13 double-double. Pascal Siakam countered with a productive showing– 23 points, seven boards and four assists– but the Pacers could not make a full recovery in this one.

During the Pacers loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night Benedict Mathurin was ejected after he bumped a referee who gave him a technical foul.

The NBA announced Wednesday it suspended Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin for one game without pay. Mathurin was suspended for "making

The NBA announced on Wednesday that they are suspending the Indiana Pacers swingman Mathurin for one game without pay due to his actions in Tuesday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In their release, the league cited Mathurin “making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing a game official” as the reasons for the suspension.