NEW YORK — The New York Knicks’ 106-91 exhibition victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday was delayed for about eight minutes in the third quarter when the visiting coach refused to leave the floor after being ejected.
In a bizarre scene, a rabbi even came onto the court to ask the referees to let Pini Gershon remain. Gershon eventually left after a discussion with the officials, his assistant coaches and NBA security personnel.
Gershon was hit with two quick technical fouls in the third quarter, the second coming on a play that went against the Knicks.
New York’s Al Harrington was called for an offensive foul in front of the Maccabi bench, and Ger-shon started screaming at replacement referee Ben Taylor, who ejected him.
When Gershon didn’t seem to be listening to any of the basketball officials, Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, founder and dean of Migdal Ohr, tried to get involved by talking to the referees. But rules say anyone who is ejected must leave the court, and eventually Gershon did.
Migdal Ohr, the world’s largest orphanage, received the proceeds from the exhibition game.
In other exhibition games:
Carlos Boozer made seven of his first eight shots and scored 22 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a 110-103 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats in Los Angeles. Andrei Kirilenko returned to the Jazz lineup after missing three games and finished with 18 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes. Bobcats forward Boris Diaw, who sprained his ankle while playing for the French national team, played his second game of the preseason and had seven points in 20 minutes.
• In Monterrey, Mexico, Andre Iguodala scored 23 points and Thaddeus Young added 17 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Phoenix Suns 116-94. Jason Richardson scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half for Phoenix. This marked the 18th time that the NBA has played a game in Mexico since 1992.
• Kevin Garnett scored 21 points, Ray Allen added 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the host Toronto Raptors 101-82 for a fifth consecutive preseason win. Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 points for Toronto.
