Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka and Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge were ejected for getting into a scrap late in overtime at the end of Tuesday night's game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
As the Blazers were winding down the clock with a 115-108 lead, Ibaka and Aldridge were fighting for position underneath the basket. As they fought for a rebound on a missed jumper, they grabbed the back of each other's jerseys and wrestled each other past the baseline.
Whistles blew to stop play with 9.5 seconds remaining to separate Ibaka and Aldridge, and both players were given double technicals and tossed from the game. Fortunately, neither player threw a punch in the scrum so there should be no suspensions as a result.
The Blazers won the game 115-111.
H/T LBS.
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