Mavericks' Naji Marshall, Suns' Jusuf Nurkic receive suspensions from NBA after fight
12/28/2024 03:28 PM
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 98-89 on Friday night, however, an incident occurred during the game. Naji Marshall and Jusuf Nurkic were involved in a physical altercation to led to a punch being thrown. According to Shams Charania, Marshall, who threw a punch, has received a four-game suspension while Nurkic, who struck Marshall, has received a three-game suspension. PJ Washington received a one-game suspension as well for “escalating the on-court altercation,” Charania reports.
The incident led to Marshall, Turkic and Washington getting ejected from the game. The NBA did not take long to make a decision on the players’ suspensions, as the announcement comes just a day after the altercation occurred. It remains to be seen if any of the suspensions will be appealed.
The NBA also revealed a separate incident that occurred following the game.
“Following the on-court incident, Marshall attempted to further engage Nurkic in a hostile manner in the corridor outside the locker rooms,” NBA Communications wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
More to come on this story.
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