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.

Kyrie Irving had a strong start, but Klay Thompson was scoreless for most of the first half, scoring only one basket with 2:22 to go before halftime. But that one basket might be the talk of the night from this game.

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' Kevin Durant commented on the altercation between Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall in last night's game against the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Bradley Beal struggled for just 11 (5-of-18 FG) as the Phoenix Suns lost at home, 98-89, to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. This is the Suns’ third loss in ...

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

Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Daniel Gafford added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks won their first game since star Luka Doncic was injured, beating the Phoenix Suns 98-89.

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.

The Dallas Mavericks are playing against the Phoenix ... matching up with his former teammate Kevin Durant, and sending him FLYING on a stepback, creating nearly ten feet of space for a pull ...

Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Bradley Beal struggled for just 11 (5-of-18 FG) as the Phoenix Suns lost at home, 98-89, to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. This is the Suns’ third loss in Devin Booker’s four-game absence since he was sidelined from a ...

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.