Overview
- The altercation broke out in the second quarter at Smoothie King Center after a missed Trey Murphy three led to a physical rebound battle with locked arms and shoving.
- Jerami Grant and Yves Missi were each assessed two unsportsmanlike technicals and were ejected from the game.
- Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe and New Orleans’ Herb Jones received technical fouls related to the incident.
- No punches were reported during the confrontation before teammates and officials separated the players.
- New Orleans was already without Zion Williamson and Jordan Poole due to injuries and led 59-57 at halftime.