Mavs coach Carlisle irked by Durant elbow

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Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle called out Kevin Durant on Friday for an errant elbow thrown by the Oklahoma City star in the Thunder's NBA playoff win over the Mavs on Thursday. Carlisle said several moves by the Thunder crossed the line, but he was particularly steamed by Durant catching Mavericks center Salah Mejri on the chest as the two players were lined up for a free-throw attempt. "There were four, what I would categorize as non-basketball physical escalations that were initiated by them," Carlisle said, "including one intentional, unprovoked elbow at the free-throw line that I didn't understand and I've never seen a guy like Kevin Durant ever do that to a player.

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