Altercation

On Thusday, Jazz owner Gail Miller sent an email to all the fans on the team’s mailing list reminding them of the NBA’s Code of Conduct in the wake of an incident involving Russell Westbrook earlier this week. She also took a few moments to address the crowd prior to Utah’s game against the Timberwolves. [...]

Things got a little heated on Tuesday when the Suns hosted the Timberwolves. In the third quarter, Devin Booker and Gorgui Dieng were involved in an on-court incident. The two players confronted each other and Booker put his hand in Dieng’s face and appeared to shove him. Now fights happen from time to time, but [...]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter was ejected from Thursday’s against the Milwaukee Bucks early in the fourth quarter. The altercation occurred in the fourth quarter after Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and was knocked down by Kanter, no foul was called. Antetokounmpo ran back up the court and went face-to-face with Kanter before the [...]

Just as the Pistons were about to seal the deal with an overtime win against the Timberwolves, Blake Griffin prompted a short stoppage in play when he confronted a fan near the Pistons bench. Griffin had to be held back by teammates as he yelled “What the fuck did you say to me?” The heckler [...]

Drake has officially been warned by the NBA. Why yes, that is a real sentence. Welcome to 2018. The music mogul, who is also the Toronto Raptors’ global ambassador, was reportedly scolded by the league for his two confrontations with Cleveland Cavaliers benchwarmer Kendrick Perkins during and after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. [...]

DeMarcus Cousins doesn’t feel totally responsible for his dustup with Kevin Durant during the New Orleans Pelicans’ Monday night loss to the Golden State Warriors. Both players were ejected after exchanging words and having to be restrained by teammates late in the fourth quarter. They also continued jawing at each other after being thrown out. [...]

James Dolan is at it again, accusing people of being drunk. Per Deadspin‘s McKenna, Mike Hamersky,a New York Knicks season-ticket holder, claimed the team’s owner got in his face prior to the ‘Bockers’ win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. McKenna reached out to Dolan, who confirmed the allegations, admitting to calling Hamersky an “asshole,” and [...]

Fear not, Cleveland Cavaliers fans. LeBron James and Tristan Thompson are cool. The duo got into a spat, caught on camera, centered around defense on Paul George, during the Cavaliers’ Sunday afternoon victory over the Indiana Pacers. Though the incident didn’t look great at the time—Thompson appeared angrier than James by the end of it—the [...]

It was announced on Tuesday that the Sacramento Kings elected to fine DeMarcus Cousins for an altercation with a Sacramento Bee reporter that was caught on video. The Kings big man has since released a statement about the incident, per The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/811336209431564288] It’s important to remember that writers are not [...]

Draymond Green never seems to be out of the news cycle these days for his play, pension for below the belt striking and elite recruiting abilities. This time it was for an altercation with a fan at a nightclub in East Lansing, Michigan. [tweet https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/752574885499637760] According to San Fransisco Chronicle Reporter Evan Sernoffsky, Green apparently [...]