Marshall got into an altercation with Jusuf Nurkic with under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter.
PHOENIX — Three players including the Dallas Mavericks’ P.J. Washington and Naji Marshall were ejected in the third quarter of the Mavs matchup with the Phoenix Suns Friday night.
With under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic committed a charging foul on the Mavs’ Daniel Gafford, which resulted in Gafford getting pushed to the ground.
Following the foul, Nurkic appeared to say something in the direction of Marshall. The Mavs guard took exception to that and said words back as the two came chest-to-chest.
Marshall then attempted to push Nurkic off, however, the Suns center slapped Marshall on the side of the head. Marshall then took a full-on swing at Nurkic and connected with the side of his head.
During this altercation, Mavs’ P.J. Washington was in the mix while the pushing and shoving was going on so after a couple of minutes of review, all three players were ejected from the contest.
Washington exited the game with seven points and Marshall with 4.
On Saturday, the NBA announced Marshall was suspended for four games, Washington was suspended for one game and Nurkic was suspended for three games.