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DeRozan fumes over late non-call: Brewer 'smacked the s--- out of me'

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Warning: Story contains coarse language

Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan is flabbergasted that the officials decided to not call a foul on Oklahoma City Thunder wing Corey Brewer at such a pivotal juncture of Sunday's game at the Air Canada Centre.

It appeared Brewer caught DeRozan's arm as he drove in for a layup with approximately 32 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but no whistle was blown. DeRozan was assessed a technical foul with 11.7 seconds left on the clock, and then another after Toronto turned the ball over just seconds later, resulting in his immediate ejection.

"He smacked me. He smacked the shit out of me," said DeRozan following Toronto's eventual 132-125 loss, according to Raptors HQ's Daniel Reynolds. "He smacked me because I had a layup. He fouled me. Period."

The 28-year-old guard wasn't the only Raptor to head to the locker room early, as teammate Serge Ibaka and head coach Dwane Casey were also ejected for seemingly mouthing off at the refs out of frustration.

DeRozan defended his fellow ejectees on the Raptors, saying he felt the team has had enough of what he claims has been unfair officiating.

"No, we're used to going against the odds ... It’s been like that," he said, according to TSN's Josh Lewenberg. "We fight through it, but as soon as we say something, we're the bad guys, we get fined, we get criticized ... but we've all got a breaking point and it's frustrating."

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DeRozan finished with a team-high 24 points to go along with five assists and three rebounds on 8-of-18 shooting in 33 minutes of action, as the Raptors failed to extend their winning streak to a franchise-best 12 games.

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