ATLANTA — Nic Claxton stood at his locker Wednesday after what should’ve been a decent Nets debut. Instead, he atoned for an excessive, flagrant-2 foul that saw him ejected from the Nets ’ season-opening 120-116 loss to the Hawks.

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was ejected from Wednesday's 120-116 loss at the Atlanta Hawks after a flagrant foul 2 in the fourth quarter.

The Jordi Fernandez era in Brooklyn officially began inside Atlanta’s State Farm Arena The festivities started with the Hawks honoring the late Dikembe Mutombo, who spent seasons with the Nets and Knicks late in his Hall of Fame career,

The Nets tipped off their season Wednesday night at the Hawks and Fernandez, 41, became the NBA’s first Spanish-born head coach. It fulfilled a dream but didn’t change the reality in front of him. “[It’s] an honor,

Nic Claxton didn’t make it to the end of the Nets’ season-opening 120-116 loss to the Hawks, ejected for a flagrant foul in the game-deciding run. The Nets’ starting center — who was on a minutes restriction and came off the bench after missing the entire preseason with a hamstring injury — was called for a Flagrant 2 and tossed after clotheslining Dyson Daniels as the Hawk went in for a layup.

Nic Claxton's new season got off to the worst possible start as the big man earned an early exit with a flagrant foul.

The Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks had a heated contest in the season opener on Wednesday night, and the officials were busy throughout the fourth quarter. With just over eight minutes to go in the game,

It did not take very long for the first flagrant two foul of the NBA season. Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton was ejected from Wednesday’s season opener for an ugly flagrant foul on Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels.