The confrontation drew double technicals for each Hartenstein and Jackson, although viewers might have been confused as to what truly provoked it. One play earlier, Jackson got here round a Hartenstein display screen and slapped Gilgeous-Alexander as he missed a jumper and appeared to land awkwardly.
However the finger-pointing adopted an innocuous play the place Giannis Antetokounmpo misplaced his footing within the lane, then known as timeout. Because the Greek Freak lay on the bottom, he appeared confused at precisely why each groups needed to be separated. Though, because it was a basketball struggle, nobody was ever at risk of really throwing or receiving a punch.
Whereas there isn’t any Finest Teammate Award for the NBA Cup, Hartenstein seems to be making a case for the title. Throughout the Thunder’s semifinal win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday, Cason Wallace acquired a technical foul for a confrontation with Alperen Sengun.
After the sport, Hartenstein supplied to cowl regardless of the NBA docked Wallace for the technical.
Whereas Hartenstein and Jackson did not come to any bodily showdown, the OKC heart might have hoped that sticking up for his teammate may reverse his workforce’s poor taking pictures from behind the arc. The Thunder shot 1-for-17 from three-point vary within the first half of Monday’s NBA Cup remaining, which is how they trailed 51-50 at halftime regardless of taking pictures 63 % on three-pointers.
The one query is whether or not these technicals will rely towards the season totals of Hartenstein and Jackson. The wins, losses and participant stats from this remaining recreation do not rely within the report books. For the aim of fines, the 2 gamers hope the T’s do not rely both.
