The Warriors’ game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Toyota Center has been a physical matchup, but things took a violent turn in the third quarter.
With 21 seconds left in the frame, Rockets point guard Marcus Smart received a Flagrant 2 foul and subsequently was ejected after throwing a punch at Warriors center Charles Bassey. After review, officials concluded Smart did in fact make contract with Bassey’s nose.
Just moments before, Bassey and Smart got tangled up beneath the basket — something Smart oddly took issue with, made evident by the fact that he sprinted over to Bassey afterward to swing on him.
Bassey kept his composure during the altercation and didn’t retaliate, and the big man went on to make 1 of 2 free throws awarded to him after the Flagrant 2 foul.
This all came after Warriors star Steph Curry was ruled out when he was injured in the second quarter, seemingly as a result of several hard hits from Houston.
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