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
— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026
Smart, 32, is in his 13th NBA season but first in Houston after playing 62 games last season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bassey, a sixth-year center out of Western Kentucky, re-signed with the Warriors this summer after representing four teams in 2025-26.
