NBA hands out punishments for Thunder-Wizards altercation, 2 players suspended
NBA hands out punishments for Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards altercation, 2 players suspended.
Mulling it overnight, the NBA announced a batch of punishments for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards . A first-half altercation highlights OKC's 132-111 win over the rebuilding team. Moments before halftime arrived, a mundane inbounds play turned viral.
Jaylin Williams and Justin Champagnie got into a shoving match. Eventually, Ajay Mitchell joined in to back up his teammate. That only escalated things.
Anthony Gill charged in to bump him into a deck of chairs. Cason Wallace got into it, too. After both sides were broken up, the referees took about 10 minutes to figure out the punishments.
All four were ejected. Williams and Champagnie were hit with double technical fouls. Mitchell and Wallace were hit with one technical foul.