The Brooklyn Nets came into Wednesday's game at the Atlanta Hawks hoping to start the season off on the right foot with a win over a tough opponent. Brooklyn and Atlanta have been involved in some exciting matchups over the past couple of years that have produced some wild finishes and it was reasonable to expect the same to happen again.

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was ejected from Wednesday's 120-116 loss at the Atlanta Hawks after a flagrant foul 2 in the fourth quarter.

In a tightly contested season-opening matchup with the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton let his emotions get the best of him down the stretch. E

Nic Claxton's new season got off to the worst possible start as the big man earned an early exit with a flagrant foul.

Nic Claxton didn’t make it to the end of the Nets’ season-opening 120-116 loss to the Hawks, ejected for a flagrant foul in the game-deciding run. The Nets’ starting center — who was on a minutes restriction and came off the bench after missing the entire preseason with a hamstring injury — was called for a Flagrant 2 and tossed after clotheslining Dyson Daniels as the Hawk went in for a layup.