Goran Dragic was in a much happier mood Monday afternoon.

After getting ejected for the first time in his NBA career Sunday when referee James Williams hit him with a pair of technicals within minutes of one another at the end of the third quarter, Dragic wrapped up practice Monday and had a few jokes for reporters.

"My wife said I need to visit anger management," Dragic deadpanned.

Coach Erik Spoelstra and several Heat teammates said Monday Dragic was the last player on the team they ever expected to lose his cool and get ejected. And that's because Dragic is genuinely a nice guy.

But history tells us he has lost his cool before. In fact, upon doing a little research using ESPN's career stats tool, we've come to discover Dragic has more career technicals (23) than 10 of his other teammates. OK, four are first or second year players.

But Dragic is certainly no angel. He drew seven technicals two seasons ago in Phoenix.

Here's a quick look at the current Heat players with career totals for technicals and ejections:

> Amar'e Stoudemire 797 games, 120 technicals (15 three different seasons), 6 ejections

> Dwyane Wade 797 games, 78 technicals (12 in 2010-11), 2 ejections (2008-09)

> Udonis Haslem 789 games, 36 technicals (8 in 2005-06), 2 ejections

> Chris Bosh 866 games, 35 techinicals (10 in 2008-09), 2 ejections

> Goran Dragic 528 games, 23 technicals (7 in 2013-14), 1 ejection

> Gerald Green 448 games, 21 technicals (9 in 2013-14), 1 ejection

> Luol Deng 769 games, 16 technicals, 1 ejection

> Josh McRoberts 387 games, 14 technicals, 1 ejection

> Chris Anderson 659 games, 10 technicals, 0 ejections

> Hassan Whiteside 93 games, 9 technicals (7 in 2014-15), 2 ejections

> Beno Udrih 768 games, 1 technical (2014-15), 0 ejections

> Tyler Johnson 52 games, 0 technicals, 0 ejections

> Justise Winslow 26 games 0 technicals, 0 ejections

> Jarnell Stokes 21 games, 0 technicals, 0 ejections

> Josh Richardson 12 games, 0 technicals, 0 ejections

DRAGIC, HEAT APPEALING FINE

Dragic said he intends to appeal the $2,000 fine that accompanies his second technical and the other $2,000 fine that comes with his ejection. In fact, Dragic said he thought owner Micky Arison had already reached out to NBA commissioner Adam Silver to discuss the matter.

"OK, the first technical I deserved it," Dragic said (Here's a link to the replay of the first technical). "I didn't remember what I said. But it was not

pretty. The second one, I even saw the video, it was kind of funny. My face was shocked at first

and then I said 'What?' Then I got a technical. It is what it is.

"I could understand if I said something back to him or if I insulted him somehow. But I mean I just said 'What?' I don't know, is that a bad word or something? It's not even close [to a bad word in Slovenian]."

Dragic said to his knowledge he's never had any bad blood or exchanges with Williams before (here's video of the second technical).

"If they're going to look at me just at that one game then everything is going in the wrong direction," Dragic said. "I'm not that guy. Sometimes I react, but I cool down quick. I was just full of emotions. I felt like that foul on Lillard [on the technical] my hand was way up. I didn't jump. The next play, I got hit in the head from behind and he didn't call that one. Then [I drew the foul] on that call that I wasn't even there yet. He called the foul and then the technical. I was like 'Man is this a video game or something?"

Gerald Green, who played with Dragic in Phoenix, made him laugh Monday during practice: "He said, 'G, I don't recognize you anymore. Now you're playing defense. Now you're fighting with the ref."

MCROBERTS, JOHNSON LIKELY OUT AGAIN

It looks like Josh McRoberts (bone bruise) and Tyler Johnson (shoulder) will not play again Tuesday against the Pistons.

McRoberts didn't practice Monday according to Spoelstra and Johnson only did work on the side. Spoelstra said Sunday the Heat wants Johnson to go through a full contact practice without a setback before returning to action.

"We just want to make sure it's healed," Spoelstra said of McRoberts, who is expected to miss his seventh consecutive game. "We're getting his leg strong so when he's ready to come back he's full go, no setback."

Spoelstra said McRoberts, who missed most of last season with a torn meniscus in his right knee, originally injured his knee back on Nov. 10 against the Lakers and simply was trying to play through the pain. But somewhere along the line either the Heat or McRoberts decided it was best he stopped playing.

"You see guys right now are sitting out around the league because of bone bruises in their knee," Spoelstra said. "Guys that are tough want to play through it. Sometimes it gets better. Sometimes it doesn't. It wasn't getting better with Josh.

"We're being patient. We're thinking big picture. He's got a great attitude about it. His surgical knee is great."