The NBA suspended Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games for punching Golden State Warriors center Charles Bassey on Wednesday, the league announced Thursday.
Smart struck Bassey after they went face to face away from the play late in the third quarter.
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
The 32-year-old will begin serving his suspension in Houston's NBA Cup matchup against the Utah Jazz on Friday. He will also miss the Rockets' following games against the Washington Wizards and Miami Heat.
Bassey later described Smart's behavior as "fake toughness" and said the Rockets veteran was "playing dirty the whole game."
"I think he was trying to chill. He wasn't trying to hoop, bro," the Warriors center told reporters postgame.
The two teams will not face each other again until Dec. 30.
