On March 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nuggets played against the Hornets. There was a clash on the field in the third quarter of the game, and Harrell suffered two technical fouls and was expelled from the game.
In the first half of the game, the two teams played hard to score, and the Hornets led by only one point at 57-56. Back in the second half, Jokic completed a triple-double with just 26 minutes, 7-of-11 shooting, 17 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was Jokic's 19th triple-double of the season and the 76th of his career.
Under Jokic's leadership, the Nuggets rebounded by eight points. With 3:59 left in the third quarter, Harrell and Rivers scrambled for rebounds.
Rivers Jr. scrambled for rebounds and crashed to the ground with Harrell, who then stepped directly over Rivers Jr.'s head. Gordon pushed Harrell in dissatisfaction, and Harrell pushed Gordon in return.
The players on both sides then got entangled and messed up. Harrell and Gordon exchanged garbage, Jokic persuaded, and the referee quickly sounded the whistle to pull the two sides apart. Eventually, looking back at the video, the referee blew Harrell's two technical prisoners and directly expelled them, and Gordon received a technical foul.