Nor is it no secret that in the NBA, almost more than in any other competition in the world, the excessive ego of many of its players sometimes leads to friction even with their own peers. But nevertheless, the blood does not usually reach the river or it is reduced to contemptuous looks or some insult towards the colleague whose attitude is disapproved. But sometimes, the least, those limits are crossed, happened between Montrezl Harrell y Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who clashed at halftime in the match between the Wizards and the Lakers as reported Shams Charania, from The Athletic.
The prestigious journalist has revealed that both players had a “physical altercation” in which both “they hit”. Harrel y Caldwell-Pope were pierced by Lakers to the Wizards before starting this season as part of the agreement so that Russell Westbrook arrive in Los Angeles. And in Washington both are shining this season… and their egos seem to have run amok based on what happened.
The trigger of the fight
The shooting guard and pvot had a physical altercation at break of the party that Wizards they were arguing with the Thunder and the turn that the fight took forced his teammates to have to be separated, according to various sources The Athletic, which indicate that Harrell he got angry with Caldwell-Pope for not passing the ball to him on the last play before the end of the first half.
The two began to argue on the way to the locker room, exchanged unfriendly words they shook each other, coming to hand before their teammates could separate them, according to these sources. When the players entered the locker room, the altercation ended, but The uproar was such that the security presence increased to ensure that the tension between the two would not flare up again.
The Wizards they ended up winning the match (122-118) and Caldwell-Pope and Harrell were two of the five players on their team in double figures.. Caldwell-Pope logr 16 points, three rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes, while Harrell contributed 12 points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. And both played the second half without any further friction.
now only It remains to be seen if the Wizards impose any type of sanction on Montrezl Harrell or Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for his reprehensible action with a view to such an unfortunate altercation not being repeated ever again.