P.J. Washington was also involved, shoving Nurkic during the melee. Nurkic, Marshall and Washington were ejected after the scuffle. After the game, a few Mavericks took a similar tone while discussing the matter, playing up the theme of protecting each other’s teammates.

Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns reacts following a play during the first half of game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center

Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant shares his thoughts on the scuffle between teammate Jusuf Nurkić and Mavericks' Naji Marshall.

Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant shared his thoughts on the altercation between Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall during Friday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks. In a postgame press conference ...

The Dallas Mavericks played the Phoenix Suns on the first night of a road back-to-back on Friday night, playing without Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II. They were looking to bounce back from their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day, while the Suns won their Christmas matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

Suns' big Jusuf Nurkic and Mavs forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington Jr., were tossed with 9:02 left in the third quarter after Nurkic was called for an offensive foul when looking to back down Mavs big Daniel Gafford.

Kevin Durant, who accounted for more than a third ... heated clash with Naji Marshall during their 98-89 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks. After the game, Kevin Durant addressed the Suns ...

With Kevin Durant raving about Ace Bailey's talents, the Rutgers forward shared his honest thouhgts on his idol.

The Miami Heat's trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler continue to dominate the NBA. However, the Heat now have the best betting odds to acquire another star on the trade market. The Heat are the gambling favorites to acquire Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox at +450.

Well-rounded outing in victory

Hell is always a little bit nearer at hand in the Western Conference. In the East you can want to be bad, and try to be bad, and in fact be quite bad, and still host a playoff series. Not so in the West: In the West it’s possible to want to be good,

For a few previous plays, LeBron James had tried to get his teammates involved and rack up an assist. The result was clanked shots. So LeBron decided to do it himself — with a dunk of the year candidate. Damn, LeBron. That’s nasty.