"BY THE TIME the giant bag of ketchup and In-N-Out special sauce was put on the table outside the Washington Wizards' locker room on Jan. 14, it was ripped and falling apart. Only a gigantic group order of burgers and fries could've necessitated such a haul of condiments. And on this night, only one player for the Wizards had reason or compulsion to place such a massive order."
"There was one issue though: He had been ejected from the game in the second quarter for spiking the ball above his head in frustration after a foul call. It was, to put it mildly, a questionable ejection for what was more of a bounce than a spike. Nevertheless, it left his team short-handed for the rest of the game against the LA Clippers."
"Sarr did not post about his gesture on social media. Neither, for that matter, did the Wizards. Because within the organization there's already a belief that Sarr has the character and the talent to be the cornerstone of of the franchise after what's been one of the most arduous rebuilds in the modern NBA. That is, if the recently acquired Trae Young can help Sarr develop the way the Wizards believe he will."
Alex Sarr ordered a massive In-N-Out meal for teammates after being ejected for spiking the ball—an act viewed more as a bounce—forcing him to watch the rest of the game from the locker room. Sarr coordinated the surprise with a staffer as a form of atonement, and all but five burgers were gone by the time media entered the locker room. The gesture was kept off social media. Organization personnel view Sarr as possessing the character and talent to become the franchise cornerstone following a lengthy rebuild. The recently acquired Trae Young is expected to aid Sarr's development without acting as a savior.
Read at ESPN.com
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