Several punches were thrown when a pushing and shoving match broke out between Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors players with 3:58 minutes left in the third quarter of their game Tuesday.
The heated exchange appeared to begin when Raptors center Serge Ibaka snatched a rebound away from Bulls center Robin Lopez and Lopez took a swipe at the ball. Ibaka appeared to shove Lopez, and Lopez threw a punch at Ibaka, who retaliated by taking a swing at Lopez.
Ibaka and Lopez continued to go at each other, which led to several other players and assistant coaches from each bench joining the fray.
The two players continued to lob harsh words at each other and were separated by teammates. Both players were ejected for fighting.
"I like the fight but we have to be smarter than that," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said during the telecast.
Source: ESPN