The Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers got into it after a scuffle ultimately had Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and Myles Turner all ejected. In the fourth quarter of a physical battle between the two teams, tempers were high as a scuffle broke out which was initiated from a heated altercation between the two big men.
Watch the physical duel between both squads here (via Bleacher Report):
Gobert and Myles Turner got into it 😳 pic.twitter.com/M9Rkb6IwYz
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 12, 2021
Both Gobert and Turner were already getting a bit physical but tension got even higher when Turner blocked Gobert's shot attempt which sent the Frenchman to the ground. And, on his way down, Gobert decided to tug on Turner's shorts and drag him to the ground as well.
After both big men hit the deck, thing's just got messier as the two continued to grab each other as they stood up which forced both squads (plus the officials and the arena security) to intervene and try to mediate the situation. Both big men were ultimately ejected for hostile activity. Gobert, who's been having himself quite a season so far, will have to wait for the league's decision if he'll be slapped with a suspension after the altercation. Same goes with the Pacers center,
Donovan Mitchell also got into it. The Jazz guard, who was simply standing up for his teammate, got heated too and kept going at it, constantly chirping at a few members of the Pacers including Turner. Mitchell's frustration got him tossed as well.
It was not the ideal way to end a frustrating night for the Jazz. Aside from losing their two star players with the game still within reach, the team hyping themselves up backfired as Utah couldn't keep up with the Pacers down the stretch and ultimately dropped their first home loss of the season, 111-100.
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