NBA star Jayson Tatum says referees were 'ready to throw me out' of Celtics-Sixers game

The Boston Celtics have the best record through nearly a quarter of the NBA season. 

The Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers Friday for the team's third consecutive victory. But the team's star player, Jayson Tatum, missed the fourth quarter after he was ejected late in the third quarter. 

The four-time NBA All-Star had a heated exchange with referees in the final moments of the third quarter, prompting officials to throw him out.

After the game, Tatum suggested he was targeted by the game officials.