Dating back to their fiery meetings in the postseason, each time the Golden State Warriors play the Houston Rockets, things appear to get chippy. On Wednesday night, in their first meeting of the 2026-27 season, referees had to get involved following an altercation between Rockets guard Marcus Smart and Warriors center Charles Bassey.
Smart and Bassey appeared to be trading words before the two met face-to-face on the Rockets side of the court. Before teammates and officials could break them up, Smart threw a punch in the direction of Bassey's face, triggering an ejection from the contest on Wednesday night. Smart's right hook appeared to graze Bassey's nose and face area.
Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after throwing a punch
at Charles Bassey. pic.twitter.com/50qOhVowK3
— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026
Before officials could even make an announcement, Smart exited the game to the locker room quickly after his skirmish with Bassey. Smart was assessed wuth a contact flagrant foul two, causing an automatic ejection.
Smart finished the game with six points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field, including a pair of made 3-pointers with two boards and an assist in 17 minutes.
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