Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard had to be separated by Los Angeles Lakers teammates following a timeout during the second quarter of Friday's 115-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Cue the jokes relating to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. Davis was selected, while Howard didn't make the cut.
Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard get into it on the sidelines during a Lakers timeout. 👀
— theScore (@theScore) October 23, 2021
(🎥: @ESPNDeportes)
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"We're good," said Howard following the game. "We're grown men, things happen. We squashed it."
Lakers legend Magic Johnson took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the incident.
Dwight Howard and AD got into a physical altercation on the bench…in my 42 years of being associated with the Lakers organization, I’ve never seen something like that smh
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 23, 2021
Making matters worse, Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and a courtside fan got into a scuffle toward the end of the third quarter, resulting in the spectator's ejection from Staples Center.
The defeat marks the first time in Lakers history that the team has started a season 0-2 with both losses coming at home, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
