RJ Hampton has let the rest of the ANBL know he won't be disrespected.
Before arriving in Auckland to join the New Zealand Breakers, Hampton was often told about how physical and rough the ANBL is. However, the 18-year-old American guard made somewhat of a mockery of that notion when he was ejected early in the opening quarter of the Breakers' loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Saturday night.
A scuffle broke out on the court after Phoenix forward Ben Madgen fell to the ground after running into a screen set by Hampton, exaggerating the contact to draw the foul. Hampton was then pushed by Phoenix import John Roberson and tripped over Madgen on his way to the deck.
The potential lottery pick in the 2020 NBA draft then reacted to a barb from Roberson and, after a long review by the referees, was slapped with a personal foul, a technical foul and an unsportsmanlike foul, ending his night early.