NBA suspends 5 players
Five players have been suspended following a scuffle during the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat.
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NBA announced that 5 players have been suspended following a scuffle that occurred during the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat.
Heat player Thomas Bryant received a 3-game suspension, while Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jovic were each handed a 1-game suspension. Pelicans players Jose Alvarado received a 3-game suspension, and Naji Marshall was given a 1-game suspension.
The tension during the final period of the game, which took place on February 24, began after a foul by the Heat's Kevin Love on the Pelicans' Zion Williamson.
In the match where Butler, Bryant, Alvarado, and Marshall were ejected, the Miami Heat won 106-95. Following this incident, the NBA determined and announced the disciplinary penalties.