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Watch: Markieff Morris ejected for confronting Knicks' Robinson

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It didn't take long for Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris to get ejected this season.

Morris got into a verbal dispute with New York Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson during the Wizards' first preseason game Monday; both players received a technical foul. The veteran didn't stop there, continually chirping his opponent, which lead to another technical and Morris' ejection.

Morris had some choice words about Robinson after the game, according to the Washington Post's Candace Buckner: "He's a stupid-a-- rookie. Talking too much. Obviously, I didn't like what he said, and the refs overplayed it and threw me out."

"Me and coach (Scott Brooks) talked about it and I respect that as a coach," he added. "I'm supposed to be the bigger person but what he said crossed the line as a man and I wasn't feeling it. Regardless of the situation, I was wrong for approaching but it happens like that sometimes."

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