The NBA said on Sunday that Jimmy Butler of Miami and Naji Marshall of New Orleans had each received one game-long suspensions for starting an on-court brawl.
Both Jose Alvarado of New Orleans and Thomas Bryant of Miami received three-game penalties for fighting and leaving the bench area. The league said that Nikola Jovic of Miami was also suspended for one game for entering the incident after leaving the bench area.
The NBA announced on Sunday that Naji Marshall of New Orleans and Jimmy Butler of Miami had each received one game suspensions for starting an on-court confrontation.
It started when Miami’s Kevin Love fouled New Orleans’ Zion Williamson under the Pelicans’ basket. Butler and Marshall “engaged in a physical altercation” after the foul, the league said, and Alvarado and Bryant then fought.
Alvarado, Bryant, Butler and Marshall were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game, which the Heat won 106-95.
Alvarado will miss games Sunday against Chicago, Tuesday at New York and Wednesday at Indiana. Marshall will miss Sunday’s game against the Bulls.
Butler and Jovic will not play when Miami visits Sacramento on Monday and Bryant will miss that game, along with ones Tuesday at Portland and Thursday at Denver. Bryant played for the Nuggets last season when they beat the Heat in the NBA Finals.
Three-game penalties were imposed on Thomas Bryant of Miami and Jose Alvarado of New Orleans for fighting and abandoning the bench area. According to the league, Nikola Jovic of Miami was also given a one-game punishment for entering the brawl after leaving the bench area.
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