This scene reminded me of school yard fights when I was kid. The two boys would be chest to chest, bumping shoulders as they walked in a circle until someone finally threw the first punch.
Then the fight would be broken up and the two kids would be sent to timeout until the end of recess. Not in the NBA though, Magic guard Jason Richardson and Hawks back-up center Zaza Pachulia have both been suspended for Sunday night’s Game 4 in Atlanta after last night’s scuffle.
video of the altercation below:
Charles Barkley said on TNT, “You gotta hit somebody after they headbutt you 3 times.” Yeah I kind of agree with that. Did Zaza think a headbutt is exempt from getting ejected?
Jason Richardson had this to say about the altercation and subsequent suspension:
The Hawks won on Friday night. Atlanta leads the series 2-1.