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Was Michael Jordan Ever Ejected From a Basketball Game?
CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 13: Michael Jordan reacts on the bench during their game against the Dallas Mavericks (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was one of the greatest players ever to play a professional basketball game. Many would argue that he stands alone atop all players in NBA History. He didn't always play a clean game; His Airness had a reputation for getting physical every now and then. But was Michael Jordan ever ejected from a game?

When talking about ejections in the NBA, it's important to note that there is an odd distinction between an ejection and a disqualification. A player is disqualified when he accrues a number of fouls, technical fouls or flagrant fouls. Yes, the officials technically "eject a player from a game after a disqualification. However, the "ejection" statistic only tallies times when officials throw a player out of the game for one specific incident; obviously a disqualification requires a number of smaller incidents.

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