Mavs' Mejri explains scuffle with Dubs' Bell: 'He called me the N-word'

Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri got into an altercation with Golden State Warriors rookie Jordan Bell in their last meeting.

Mejri, who is Tunisian, took exception to Bell calling him the N-word on three occasions during the Warriors' 125-122 win over Mavericks on Wednesday night.

"He called me the N-word and I was not happy about it," Mejri told Def Pen Hoops. "I told the referee, 'Hey, he can’t call me that.' I don’t want to be called that word."

Bell claimed Mejri was acting like a "fake tough guy" and that Mejri was targeting him in response to Bell's off-the-backboard alley-oop dunk to himself during his last trip to Dallas.

Mejri simply laughed off that assertion and dismissed the rookie altogether.

"I don’t know him. At least he knows my jersey number, but I don’t know him. I don’t know him. I’m not trying to be silly, I’m serious. I don’t know who he is, for real. The only Jordan who plays basketball that I know is Michael Jordan," Mejri said.