Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected from Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors for throwing a punch at center Charles Bassey in the third quarter.
The two appeared to be exchanging words behind the play when the Rockets guard went face-to-face with Bassey and struck the Warriors big man while an official separated the two.
Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after throwing a punch at Charles Bassey. https://t.co/50qOhVowK3
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Smart appeared to take issue with the lack of a foul call against the Warriors' center at the other end as the Rockets secured a defensive rebound.
Smart, 32, is in his 13th NBA season but first in Houston after playing 62 games last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He finished with six points, two rebounds, and an assist in 17 minutes off the bench Wednesday.
Bassey, a sixth-year center out of Western Kentucky, re-signed with the Warriors this summer after representing four teams in 2025-26.
