Rockets’ Amen Thompson, Heat’s Terry Rozier suspended after NBA game brawl
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Amen Thompson of the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat's Terry Rozier fighting on court during the second half of the game, on Dec 29.
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NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Houston forward Amen Thompson for two games and Miami guard Terry Rozier for one for their roles in the fracas that erupted in the waning seconds of the Rockets-Heat game on Dec 29.
Joe Dumars, executive vice-president and head of basketball operations for the National Basketball Association, announced the punishments on Dec 31.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was fined US$35,000 (S$48,000) and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was fined US$25,000, Dumars said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was fined US$50,000 “for verbal abuse of a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his technical foul and ejection.”
Rockets assistant coach Ben Sullivan was also ejected in the incident that erupted with 35.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 104-100 victory in Houston.
The league determined that Herro provoked the incident when he “leaned into the midsection of Thompson.”
Thompson grabbed Herro’s jersey and flung him to the court.
“Green and Rozier then entered the altercation, which resulted in a continued escalation of the situation,” Dumars said.
In all, six people were ejected in the incident. Rockets guard Fred VanVleet had been ejected some 10 seconds earlier for “reckless contact with a game official.”
He was fined US$35,000 on Dec 31. AFP
