Overview
- Oklahoma City’s Ajay Mitchell and Washington’s Justin Champagnie received one-game suspensions without pay for fighting and escalating the confrontation.
- Mitchell will sit out the Thunder’s March 23 road game against the 76ers, while Champagnie is set to serve his suspension against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
- Officials ejected four players in the second quarter after a review, with Crew Chief John Goble noting that Jaylin Williams and Champagnie escalated the exchange and that Mitchell and Cason Wallace made the situation worse.
- The altercation began with shoving under the rim with 27 seconds left in the half and spilled into the stands at Capital One Arena before security and coaches restored order.
- Oklahoma City won 132-111 for an 11th straight victory as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, and coach Mark Daigneault later said he disagreed with the ejections.