He was getting nudged from behind, as one of the lightest players in the league, while swinging wildly to try and retain possession and either pass out of it or call a timeout. He was in the field of play, playing basketball. If Kogut can't get out of the way (nevermind make the big over-dramatic tossing-you-out motions -
you're not the show, buddy!), he can at least understand that big strong guys are wrassling right in front of him and not have a hair-trigger there.
That's one of the more ridiculous ejections I've ever seen in any sport. I mean it's right up there with ejecting Tim Duncan for laughing while on the bench, or Shaq for dunking too hard:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A60KLjIFksA