Because Andre Drummond was ejected just before him. With 8:13 left in the second quarter, Victor Wembanyama went down hard, but it was a questionable call. The refs hit Drummond with two technical fouls and sent him packing, even though he never touched Wembanyama. More @Wikipedia
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