The Cleveland Cavaliers are struggling against the Memphis Grizzlies, and the last thing they needed was to get one of their key players ejected during the game. However, thatā€™s exactly what happened to Tristan Thompson after he was sent to the showers for slapping Jae Crowderā€™s behind.

The incident happened as Tristan Thompson was preparing to shoot his second free-throw. Crowder was on his way to the bench during the dead ball and walked in front of Thompson. For some bizarre reason, the big man thought it would be a great idea to give Crowder, who used to be his teammate for a short while in Cleveland, a bit of a butt slap as well.

Crowder was shocked. The referee was taken aback. Everyone close to the free-throw line froze as they tried to comprehend what Thompson just did.

Thompson had a terrible outing against the Grizzlies as he finished with three points, eight rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block.

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