Emmanuel Mudiay mockingly 'ejects' Gregg Popovich

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popvich was irate during the second quarter of Thursday night's matchup against the Denver Nuggets … angry enough to get ejected for a furious tirade aimed at officials.

But the moment he got sent to the showers included one additional person playing referee: Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who signaled for Pop to hit the road:

Here it is again, on a loop:

Some might call that disrespectful of the legendary head coach and others might say it was just a little fun in the heat of battle. Mudiay covered both those bases in a apologetic tweet he sent after the game:

Unfortunately for Mudiay and the Nuggets, the Spurs still won without Popovich on the bench.