It may be the NBA preseason, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some intense action.
And Tuesday night’s Rockets-Pelicans game provided some early fireworks.
During the second quarter at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama, Houston’s Amen Thompson and New Orleans’ Jose Alvarado got into a heated battle that resulted in fouls against both players.
The fight ensued after Jabari Smith Jr. from the Rockets took and missed a three from 26 feet out, which bounced off the rim and into the hands of the Pelicans.
While all that was happening, Thompson and Alvarado got physical as Thompson appeared to block Alvarado’s rebound.
The two then fell onto the court when they physically fell to the ground. And when they got back up, Thompson went back to shove Alvarado as tensions escalated before the two players parted ways.
In the end, Thompson was called a flagrant 1, while Alvarado was given a technical.
Thompson finished the night with 21 points, five rebounds and three assists as the Rockets won 130-128. Alvarado scored eight with three rebounds.
The two teams meet in the regular season on December 18, so it will be interesting to see if there is any spillover from this point.
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