{"id":370579,"date":"2024-02-25T19:23:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=370579"},"modified":"2024-02-25T21:02:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:02:14","slug":"five-nba-stars-suspended-over-wild-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=370579","title":{"rendered":"Five NBA stars suspended over wild brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami<\/a>'s Jimmy Butler<\/a> and New Orleans' Naji Marshall have been suspended for one game apiece for instigating an on-court altercation.<\/p>\n

The incident happened during the Heat-Pelicans NBA<\/a> game on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Miami's Thomas Bryant and New Orleans' Jose Alvarado were both handed three-game suspensions for fighting and leaving the bench area.<\/p>\n

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Miami's Nikola Jovic also got a one-game suspension for leaving the bench area and entering the altercation, the league said.<\/p>\n

\"Naji<\/p>\n

The incident started when Miami's Kevin Love fouled New Orleans' Zion Williamson under the Pelicans' basket.<\/p>\n

Butler and Marshall \u201cengaged in a physical altercation\u201d after the foul, the league said, and Alvarado and Bryant then fought.<\/p>\n

Alvarado, Bryant, Butler and Marshall were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game, which the Heat won 106-95.<\/p>\n

Alvarado will miss games against Chicago, at New York and at Indiana. Marshall will miss Monday's game against the Bulls.<\/p>\n

Butler and Jovic will not play when Miami visits Sacramento on Tuesday and Bryant will miss that game, along with ones Wednesday at Portland and Friday at Denver.<\/p>\n

Bryant played for the Nuggets last season when they beat the Heat in the NBA finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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