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Rockets' Smart Sees Red Card After On-Court Altercation
12 Nov
Summary
- Marcus Smart ejected for punching Charles Bassey during a game.
- Smart received a Flagrant 2 foul for his actions.
- Smart contributed six points and two rebounds before ejection.
Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Golden State Warriors. The incident occurred with 21 seconds remaining in the third quarter, following a scoring play by Rockets guard Amen Thompson. Smart and Warriors center Charles Bassey engaged in a face-to-face confrontation.
Smart then threw a punch that narrowly missed Bassey's face. Officials quickly intervened and separated the players. Following the altercation, Smart was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and immediately left the court for the locker room.
Despite the confrontation, Charles Bassey was permitted to continue playing in the game. Marcus Smart's personal statistics for the game concluded at six points and two rebounds, accumulated over 16 minutes of court time.
