Rockets' Marcus Smart suspended three games for punching Warriors' Charles Bassey
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Key Points:
- The NBA has suspended Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart for three games after he threw a punch that made contact with Golden State Warriors player Charles Bassey during a game on Wednesday night.
- The altercation occurred late in the third quarter after Smart and Bassey got tangled, leading Smart to chase Bassey and punch him in the head area, resulting in Smart's ejection with a flagrant-2 foul.
- Rockets coach Ime Udoka explained that Smart’s injury and verbal exchange with Bassey triggered the incident, while Bassey accused Smart of playing dirty throughout the game.
- Bassey criticized Smart’s punch as “fake toughness” and described the verbal exchange as a confrontation over physical play during the game.
- Despite Smart’s ejection, the Rockets won the game 115-108 against the Warriors.
