SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Jazz guard Raja Bell was ejected from Tuesday night's game against Denver after kicking the ball into the crowd.

Bell, angry that a layup he made at the end of the first quarter was waved off, booted the bouncing ball into the stands. Referee Violet Palmer, who ruled Bell's shot came after the buzzer, quickly ejected him.

Palmer reviewed the replay between quarters and the call stood.

Without Bell, the Jazz had just nine available players. Forward Matt Harpring had knee surgery Friday and is likely out for the season, and forward Andrei Kirilenko did not dress because of a sprained ankle.