On January 11, Beijing time, the Rockets hosted Philadelphia, and in the last moment of the fourth quarter of the game, there was an accident on the field. Porter Jr. deliberately elbowed Brown, was blown a second-degree malicious foul, and was directly expelled from the game. In this battle, Porter Jr. played 28 minutes and 29 seconds, 2 of 9 shots, 5 of 3 points, only 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, plus or minus -23, the second lowest starting point, only better than the leader Green (-25).
With 4:31 left in the fourth quarter, the Rockets were already trailing by as many as 24 points. Little Potter, who did not feel good in this battle, was also impetuous, and the game had entered garbage time, and Philadelphia was replaced by a group of substitutes.
Philadelphia counter-attacked, Charles Brown hit the basket, and Porter Jr. returned to defense. Just as Brown was on the layup, Porter Jr. gave him an elbow and pushed him away. Porter Jr.'s push was obviously hard, because after Brown was pushed away, he also knocked down Rocket guard Christopher, who fell directly to the ground and slid for some distance, fortunately not injured.
Porter Jr. deliberately elbowed his opponent this time, did not escape the referee's heavy penalty, the referee looked back at the video, directly gave him a second-degree malicious foul, expelled him from the game.
Porter Jr.'s behavior has also sparked a heated discussion among fans, believing that he is too immature and that such a foul is too stupid. Earlier, Porter Jr. was banned by the Rockets for throwing things at assistant coach Lucas Sr. Because of the big trouble in the locker room. Despite his recognition of his mistakes, the gifted young man really needed to control his temper in order to have a chance to be a cornerstone that the Rockets could rely on.