The Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz duke it out in Game 4 in Salt Lake City. This series has already shaped up as one of the most-heated matchups in the first round.
Early in the first quarter, things got a bit testy after Paul George pushed Joe Ingles. This led to a heated verbal exchange between George and rookie Donovan Mitchell where the former was assessed with a technical foul.
Watch the video below:
Paul George shoved Joe Ingles AGAIN. PG was hit with a technical foul pic.twitter.com/Jb0QKgZujU
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) April 24, 2018
The Utah crowd has proven to be ruthless on the visiting team thus far and they stayed true to fashion after the quick altercation. According to a tweet from Erik Horne of The Oklahoman:
Fans are changing “Pushoff P” at Paul George after his words with Donovan Mitchell.
George was baptized with the Playoff P nickname after his scorching performance in the series' opening game, scoring 36 points and waxing hot from long distance.
Interestingly, George and Mitchell hold a close relationship due to their summer workouts. In fact, George and Houston Rockets all-star point guard Chris Paul were among the ones who convinced Mitchell to enter the NBA Draft.
That decision has been paying off for Mitchell as he's engaged in a virtual coin flip for the Rookie of the Year award with the Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons.
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