During the Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks game on Friday night, things got heated between both squads as there was a brawl on the court. That is, a few minutes into the third quarter, Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was called for an offensive foul after colliding with Daniel Gifford in the post.
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Evidently, some words were exchanged as Mavs' Naji Marshall got in the face of Nurkic and gave a shove.
And this is when Nurkic hauled off and threw a punch, which then resulted in an attempted counter strike from Marshall, while P.J. Washington helped push the Suns big man to the ground.
Jusuf Nurkic, Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington were all ejected after this scuffle in Mavs-Suns. pic.twitter.com/A3Gk7eBYlI
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 28, 2024
JUSUF NURKIC AND NAJI MARSHALL EXCHANGE PUNCHES 🤯pic.twitter.com/UgO1Fz8qDy
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 28, 2024
Another angle of the incident showed that someone must have said something, as Nurkic turned around when he was walking up the court.
Oh dam, Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall was squabbling pic.twitter.com/ndaT5enri7
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 28, 2024
For a moment there, seemingly Nurkic and Marshall forgot they were on a basketball court at the Footprint Center and not in a boxing ring.
Fight Night on @azfamily between the #Suns & #Mavs. Jusuf Nurkic & Naji Marshall have been ejected. pic.twitter.com/yfPgzgk2hA
— Mark McClune (@MarkMcClune) December 28, 2024
Kyrie was in shock of what was going on between Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall 😭 pic.twitter.com/fBdX4exQTX
— Kyrie Center (@kyriecenterig) December 28, 2024
All in all, for each of their roles in the fight, Nurkic (3 points), Marshall (4 points), and P.J. Washington (7 points) were all ejected.
Three ejections. Naji Marshall and PJ Washington for the Mavs. Jusuf Nurkic for the Suns. pic.twitter.com/o8qObyM85s
— Christian Clark (@cclark_13) December 28, 2024
The Mavs held on to win 98-89, and now improve to 20-11 (4th seed), while the Suns drop to 15-15 (11th seed).
To note, these two teams will face-off once more this season, when the Mavericks host the Suns on March 9 (3:30 pm ET).
In the meantime, Nurkic, Marshall, and Washington will await possible further punishment from commissioner Adam Silver.
Kyrie got jokes. 🤣
Irving says he will pay the fines for Naji Marshall and P.J Washington after their fight with Jusuf Nurkic tonight. 👍
(🎥: @DuaneRankin)pic.twitter.com/JC3Gfa7XnF
— theScore (@theScore) December 28, 2024
Naji Marshall’s new Twitter header
😭😭😭 (h/t @BricksCenter) pic.twitter.com/amjW25RIaU
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 28, 2024
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