NBA players ejected after heated altercation under basket during Trail Blazers' win over Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers guardant Jerami Grant and New Orleans Pelicans halfway Yves Missi got into a heated altercation nether the nett during Wednesday night’s crippled that resulted successful some players being ejected earlier halftime. 

The incidental took spot with conscionable implicit six minutes remaining successful the 2nd quarter. 

Portland Trail Blazers guardant Jerami Grant (9) controls the shot against New Orleans Pelicans guard/forward Micah Peavy (14) during the archetypal fractional astatine Smoothie King Center successful New Orleans, Louisiana, connected Nov. 12, 2025. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)

Pelicans guardant Trey Murphy III missed a 3-point effort with the people tied astatine 39-39. Missi and Grant battled nether the basket, with the shot going retired of bounds implicit the backboard. 

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The 2 were already tangled up erstwhile a carnal back-and-forth ensued. Players from some teams rapidly ran to the scrum earlier referees yet separated Grant and Missi.

Grant appeared to beryllium the aggressor, locking Missi’s limb earlier Missi responded with a shove. 

Yves Missi (21) of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts aft a scuffle during the archetypal fractional of a crippled against the Portland Trail Blazers astatine Smoothie King Center successful New Orleans, Louisiana, connected Nov. 12, 2025. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)

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Both players were issued unsportsmanlike method fouls and ejected from the game. Portland defender Shaedon Sharpe and New Orleans guardant Herbert Jones were besides assessed offsetting treble method fouls for their roles successful the shoving match.

Although nary punches were thrown during the confrontation, some players could inactive look further subject from the NBA.

New Orleans Pelicans defender Micah Peavy battles for a escaped shot against Portland Trail Blazers defender Shaedon Sharpe (17) successful the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled astatine Smoothie King Center successful New Orleans, Louisiana, connected Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Sharpe scored a season-high 35 points successful the Trail Blazers’ 125-117 triumph implicit the Pelicans, who were without Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray and Jordan Poole.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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