Wild haymakers thrown as NBA brawl spills off the court
Even without LeBron James there to consistently break the hearts of the Raptors, the rivalry between Cleveland and Toronto appears to be alive and well.
With the Raptors struggling against the young Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on Monday night, the team attempted to run a play with only one second remaining on the clock in the third quarter.
Down 91-77 and inbounding the ball from their own end, a long pass was sent down the floor in search of Toronto’s big man Serge Ibaka who was battling for position with with Cleveland’s Marquese Chriss.
That’s when it all went down.
It appears that Chriss said something to Ibaka while he was on the floor and it was that comment that set the 29-year-old power forward off.
He went after the third-year pro, threw him into the stanchion and attempted to land a few punches before others jumped in to restrain the two.
Both players were ejected from the game.
Serge Ibaka was ready to throw down 😳
Both players were ejected after punches were thrown 🥊
(via @SportsCenter) pic.twitter.com/8gU3R1Q59r
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 12, 2019
When you see the IBAKA HAMMER in person courtside pic.twitter.com/Kk4fEN0uOm
— Greeze Belcher (@DeeGreezy) March 12, 2019
Ibaka needs a trainer to help with those punches https://t.co/3UPyPRNaos
— D Lee (@Velvethoop10) March 12, 2019
Look at bruh face when Ibaka got rocked 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/jhUNVdRlTN
— quisi laflare (@quisLaFlare) March 12, 2019
Chriss is ejected for what? He’s defending himself when Ibaka chokes him. pic.twitter.com/H6GeiuF2cK
— Jess Fedigan (@jj_fedigan) March 12, 2019