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Miami Heat’s Caleb Martin pushes Raptors player into the STANDS and sparks a mass brawl – before both players are ejected
During the Miami Heat’s 112-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors benches cleared as a brawl spilled into the first row of the crowd.
It all started with 7:46 left in the third quarter, when Caleb Martin and Christian Koloko were jostling for a rebound off a missed 3-pointer by Toronto’s Pascal Siakam.
Martin was called for a foul on the play, Koloko wound up on the floor, and Martin stepped toward him as the Raptors’ rookie quickly bounced to his feet.
Within seconds, Martin and Koloko were tangled again. Martin appeared to drive Koloko into the seats, which toppled over. Players from both teams quickly rushed to that spot, which was just a couple of feet in front of the Heat bench.
Caleb Martin tackles Christian Koloko into the front row of the stands sparking a brawl
The incident sparked a mass brawl as players from both teams got involved
Head coach of the Toronto Raptors Nick Nurse (right) helps pull away teammates
The game was stopped for several minutes while referees reviewed the play, which gave crews time to mop up a large amount of spilled drinks and clean up the area.
Martin and Koloko were both whistled for technical, in addition to the ejections.
‘There was a lot of plays leading up to it,’ Martin said. ‘It was a chippy game.’
Koloko said: ‘I just stood up for myself and I get ejected. That’s what happened.’
Toronto coach Nick Nurse said he expects the NBA to take a longer look at what happened.
‘Several people were in that thing that probably shouldn’t have been,’ Nurse said.
Both Martin (right) and Koloko were ejected from the Miami Heat’s win for the incident
As for the game itself Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Max Strus added 20 off the bench, and Kyle Lowry had 17 against his former team.
Tyler Herro had 14 and Bam Adebayo added 10 for the Heat – who wasted much of a 24-point lead before hanging on.
‘When the result ends like this, I love all of the emotions and experiences,’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Pascal Siakam and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 23 points for Toronto, which got 18 points and 11 rebounds from former Heat forward Precious Achiuwa. O.G. Anunoby scored 13 points and Scottie Barnes added 11 for Toronto.
Kyle Lowry #7 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against the Toronto Raptors on October 22, 2022 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida.
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