Jimmy Butler suspended for altercation with Naji Marshall / News - Basketnews.com

Butler and Marshall were suspended one game each, while Jose Alvarado and Thomas Bryant were suspended three games each. Additionally, Nikola Jovic was suspended for one game for leaving the bench area.

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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler and New Orleans Pelicans' Naji Marshall got into a conflict during Friday night's game between the teams. Both players got suspended for it.

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The NBA announced that both Butler and Marshall were suspended one game each for the altercation.

Thomas Bryant and Jose Alvarado, who were involved in a scuffle later, were suspended three games each "for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation and fighting".

Additionally, Heat's Nikola Jovic was suspended for one game for entering the court from the bench area during the conflict.

With 11:19 to go in the fourth quarter, Miami's Kevin Love made a hard foul against New Orleans' Zion Williamson. The two players initially walked away, but the action started when Naji Marshall and Jimmy Butler got involved.

Namely, Marshall started shoving Butler, both wings even got their hands on each other's necks, and a massive scuffle ensued. It took around 10 seconds to calm down, but the second wave arrived just moments later.

Miami's Thomas Bryant got into a conflict with Pelicans' Jose Alvarado, who were both not on the court when Love's foul against Williamson took place. The two players had to be separated by their teammates.

One fan was seen throwing stuff at the players while Alvarado and Bryant were being separated. Marshall, Alvarado, Bryant, and Butler were all ejected.

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