Kevin Durant, Ja Morant stunned by Jayson Tatum's bizarre technical foul during Celtics vs. Thunder game

Benyam Kidane

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Laughable. Questionable. Non-sensical. Head-scratching. 

All of these words can describe what happened during the Boston Celtics' game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder in which Jayson Tatum received a technical foul.

During the second quarter, Tatum committed a foul on Aleksej Pokusevski, clapping his hands in frustration afterward, that was seemingly directed at himself; however, the official was quick to dish out a technical foul, leaving the Celtics swingman in disbelief. 

Joining him was Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, who took to Twitter, sharing his amusement at the call. 

"Jayson tatum just received the worst tech I’ve seen in the nba in a while. I’m actually laughing," Durant posted.

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant joined in the fun, posting a crying emoji, alongside 'nah fr' quoting Durant's initial tweet.

Thankfully, for Tatum and the Celtics, the call didn't prove costly, despite trailing by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, they rallied back into the contest in the fourth quarter, hanging on for a 126-122 win — their seventh in a row. 

Postgame, Tatum was able to laugh off the call. 

"Anybody in the arena, anybody watching the game, could have seen I was frustrated with myself," he said

Tatum had a tough night shooting the ball, going 1-of-9 from deep, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks as the Celtics improve to league-best 11-3 record on the season. 

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.