The Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and the Miami Heat's Markieff Morris both were given a flagrant foul 2 and ejected late in Monday night's game in Denver.
Morris had a hard foul on Jokic, who then came back and shoved Morris to the ground.
Morris went down hard, and a stretcher was brought out for him. However, he was able to walk to the locker room. The Heat said he had an apparent neck injury.
The physical exchange led to a scrum between the teams. Jimmy Butler also was given a technical.
The Nuggets won 113-96.