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Tempers flared during a recent pair of NBA games, and both contests were marred by tense clashes between players.
Tuesday’s Suns–Nets game featured five technical fouls when New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jeremiah Fears and veteran Thunder player Lu Dort were separated in the second half. A shove by Dort appeared to spark a scuffle that cleared the benches at the end of the Thunder’s 104-95 win.
NBA fines Thunder's Lu Dort, Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears $25,000 each following end-of-game altercation
Tensions escalated at the buzzer on Tuesday night in Paycom Center, where Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort and New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears had to be separated immediately after the Thunder’s 104-95 win.
The NBA fined Dort and Fears $25,000 each, the league announced Thursday.
"After time expired, Dort shoved Fears in the chest, and both players subsequently grabbed each other's jerseys in an aggressive manner," the league's release reads.
Before that, though, Fears corralled an offensive rebound, and the 19-year-old rookie seemed to be angling toward a layup when he appeared to be fouled by Dort.
Fears then got in Dort's face, at which point Dort shoved Fears.
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NBA fines Jeremiah Fears, Luguentz Dort for roles in altercation at end of Pelicans vs. Thunder
Each player received a $25,000 fine for their conduct. Alonzo Adams / USA Today via Imagn Images
The two players who were at the center of a dustup near the end of Tuesday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans have been fined $25,000 each, the NBA announced Thursday.
The altercation began when Oklahoma City’s Luguentz Dort wrapped up New Orleans’ Jeremiah Fears as the Pelicans rookie was attempting a layup in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. Shortly thereafter, Dort — whose Thunder led by nine and already had a win secured — shoved Fears in the chest. That led to more shoving between Dort and Fears, which players and staff from both teams tried to break up.
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