HOUSTON -- Ron Artest was ejected with less than a minute remaining in Houston's game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night after a flagrant foul on Pau Gasol.
Artest fouled Gasol as he drove near the basket and Gasol crashed to the ground.
Officials reviewed the play for a couple of minutes before ejecting Artest from the game. The Lakers won Game 3 of the series 108-94 to take a 2-1 lead.
Artest was also ejected from Game 2 after being called for a foul after he believed Kobe Bryant elbowed him, and then running across the court and getting in Bryant's face, earning a technical and the ejection.