NBA Heavy Penalty Issued: Butler Mop Suspended, Lefouth Zion Spouted!
Once again, the NBA imposed severe penalties on the Heat and Pelicans, and in the end the Heat defeated the Pelicans 106-95.
However, the two teams had a chance collision during the game and it developed into a collision between the main players of both sides.
By the third quarter, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides was getting stronger, many physical collisions were happening, and the referees also turned a blind eye and did not whistle.
In the fourth quarter, Love and Zion hugged each other and were whistled for a foul by the referee, and the Pelicans' Marshall stood up and pushed Love away, but Butler couldn't stand it anymore and quarreled with him, and then the two fought.
The originally tense stadium suddenly turned into a tense confrontation, and the audience got up one after another and couldn't sit still.
But for some reason, Alvarado came off the bench, while the Heat's Tob got into a big fight on the bench and was eventually called a timeout by the referee.
Ten minutes later, the game resumed, but it was clear that the players would be sent off.
The league also imposed a suspension on Butler, Marshall, Jovic. Alvarado and Thomas Bryant have also been severely punished for their disruptive behavior on the court, and they will be suspended for three games by the league.
Zion and Lefebvre were the initiators of this conflict, and they both appeared to be more rational in this conflict, and they were restrained throughout, so the league officials did not punish them both.
Both teams are now seventh in the standings and still have a chance of competing for a playoff spot, but the Heat must win all three games due to Maori's absence.