Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic ejected from game after exploding on referee with profane tirade

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was ejected from the game against the Memphis Grizzlies after becoming irate at a referee over a controversial non-call.

Rajakovic, who is currently in his second season with the Raptors, lost his cool during the fourth quarter of their 155-126 loss to the Grizzlies on Thursday night, even requiring two of his own players to intervene.

The officials elected not to call a foul on a drive by Toronto’s Scottie Barnes, but Memphis was eventually able to score on the other end.

And the non-call led to an astonishing meltdown from Rajakovic, who immediately headed for one of the referees after calling a timeout.

“Name the damn mistake! Name the damn mistake!’ He was heard shouting as Barnes and Ochai Agbaji restrained him.

After being escorted away from the referee, Rajakovic was assessed a pair of technical fouls and automatically ejected from the match with the Raptors trailing 125-103.

Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was ejected Thursday for losing his cool in front of a referee

“We hold each other to a higher standard and obviously we didn’t live up to that,” Raptors assistant Pat Delany said after the game, via Sportsnet’s Savanna Hamilton.

‘I can’t speak for it [Rajakovic] in terms of those moments or what was going through his mind, but obviously you’re trying to protect our players.”

Rajakovic had never been sent off from a match prior to his fiery outburst late in Thursday night’s match.

However, the Serbian was fined $25,000 by the NBA last season for attacking officials after a loss to the LA Lakers.

Before joining the Raptors, Rajakovic previously spent three years as an assistant coach with the Grizzlies.

Toronto’s record now stands at 7-24 after their latest loss – a game and a half ahead of the worst-ranked Washington Wizards in the Eastern Conference.