Celtics wing disappointed in himself after a rare display

Jordan Walsh left the Boston Celtics' Summer League game against the Miami Heat early. It was only the second time he had gotten ejected.

It started with under four minutes left in the first half. The now third-year wing shoved Heat guard Erik Stevenson after finishing a layup through contact that he didn't appreciate. Seven seconds later, Walsh earned his second technical.

The six-foot-six forward pressed Pelle Larsson, steering him toward the right sideline. He then fouled him with his forearm before shoving him out of bounds. Walsh sent Larsson crashing into a Celtics contingency that included new owner Bill Chisholm and the team's president of basketball operations, Brad Stevens.

After Miami's 100-96 win, handing Boston, now 2-1, its first Summer League loss, Walsh returned to apologize to Stevens.

“For one, I had to go and make sure everybody was ok because I caused that," expressed Walsh post-game. “But I just wanted to apologize to him, just because that's not really me. I'm more of a professional than that, more mature than that. So I just wanted to make sure that he knew that this wasn't going to be a continuous thing.”

His track record supports that.

Explaining what led to his actions, the former Arkansas Razorback told Hardwood Houdini, “I mean, dumb decision. Low key, I kind of forgot the first tech. And I also remember that don't nobody really hit anybody in the NBA. So, I really didn't have a reason to attack him. But I thought that it was dumb. That was like a rookie mistake that was immature of me to do, and I can’t let that happen again.”

Walsh also conveyed to Hardwood Houdini that he let his emotions from the incident with Stevenson, which resulted in his first technical, spill over.

“I think there was some carryover. I don't think it was enough to fully make me do that. I think that it was also something else I was mad at. I was mad at something.”

Jordan Walsh is tired of being pushed around

Summer League has been physical. The officials are letting teams play through a lot of contact. That can lead to frustrations boiling over, as they did with Walsh.

“I don’t ever want to get pushed around," he voiced post-game. "I feel like this whole summer, I was getting hit and people was doing all types of stuff," said Walsh. "I was kind of letting it slide. But at the same time, I should have known better than to take it to that next level. I feel like I knew better. But for sure, I don’t want to be a pushover. I don't want to just let somebody roll over me.”

As Walsh told Stevens, don't expect this to become a recurring pattern. But that doesn't mean he won't hold his ground.