There are still a few days left before the official resumption of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, but the league already has its first “bubble scuffle” between Portland Trailblazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Toronto Raptors slotman Serge Ibaka. The pair got into it pretty good around the 4-minute mark of the second quarter during their respective team's scrimmage on Sunday.
The Bosnian Beast corralled his own miss and got himself entangled with Ibaka who was also going for the loose ball. Nurkic swatted away Ibaka's right arm, which certainly didn't sit well with the Congolese-Spanish player.
Ibaka retaliated and soon exchanged unpleasantries with the 7-footer.
Serge Ibaka and Jusuf Nurkic got into it a little after this play. pic.twitter.com/hSwwogo0Vr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 26, 2020
Cooler heads eventually prevailed as NBA officials and teammates separated the two before the situation escalated further.
Jusuf Nurkic, meanwhile, just returned from a lengthy injury lay-off and it looks like he's certainly ready to go all out for the Blazers. Serge Ibaka, on the other hand, also has a reputation for not backing down to anyone.
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