Fox News: NBA players suspended multiple games after ugly on-court fight

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NBA players suspended multiple games after ugly on-court fight

Three NBA players have been suspended following a fight between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login have been suspended after a fight broke out on Friday night between the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was hit with a four-game fan, while Jusuf Nurkic of Phoenix will miss the next three games for coming to blows on the court.......PJ Washington of Dallas will also serve a one-game suspension for escalating the situation.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Nurkic was called for an offensive foul while being guarded by Daniel Gafford with 9:02 left in the third quarter before the altercation quickly escalated. ......Nurkic confronted Marshall before taking an open-handed swing at his head; Marshall responded with a punch, and Washington quickly shoved Nurkic to the ground before the teams were separated.......The referees reviewed the play before deciding that all three players would be ejected......."Just protecting each other — that's what that was," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "Emotions can get high, so our guys protect one another. We talk about it, and it was displayed tonight."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"I think that level of altercation is not good for our team, it's not good for anybody individually, it's not good for our league," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "I don't know all the details of what got it to that point."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login joked that the fight could "help our ratings." The NBA has seen a decrease in viewership in the first couple months of the season.......The ejections didn't help Dallas, as they were already without star Luka Dončić, who suffered a calf strain on Christmas Day and will miss a month of action. However, they were still able to come away with a 98-89 victory on the road.......The Associated Press contributed to this report.......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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