With just 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter Friday night, Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao went up to lay in a wide open basket, and, while coming down, was pushed to the floor by Orlando Magic forward Andrew Nicholson.
Varejao went down, clutching his knee, before Cavs guard Dion Waiters went after Nicholson. The referees separated the parties quickly and reviewed the incident for several minutes, eventually ejecting only Nicholson with a flagrant-two foul.
#Magic's Andrew Nicholson ejected after cowardly foul of #Cavs' Anderson Varejao. Suspension, fine likely to follow.
— Sam Amico (@SamAmicoFSO) December 14, 2013
The league will undoubtedly review the incident.
A fourth-quarter surge, led by Waiters' 16 points in the frame, pulled the Cavaliers past the Magic 109-100.