ATLANTA — Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young had some pointed comments about the officials following Atlanta’s 114-108 loss to the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.
Young, who was tagged with a technical foul early in the fourth quarter, said the officiating was “one-sided” in the matchup of teams jockeying for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.
“They shot 10 more free throws than us,” Young said. “And I mean, I feel like if you asked anybody around the league, you would know that they’re probably a more physical team that we are, and the way we drove. I mean, even some of the guys are laughing when they weren’t calling fouls.”
The Hawks were whistled for 25 fouls and the Magic 22, but Orlando had 38 free throw attempts to Atlanta’s 28. The Hawks were also called for three technical fouls and the Magic one.
Several calls early in the fourth quarter against…
