Tempers flared in Saturday's (AEDT) clash between the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Karl-Anthony Towns picked up his first career ejection late in the first half after picking up two technical fouls.
That set the tone for what was a physical encounter between the two Western Conference foes, as later in the game Jeff Teague unleashed an NHL-like body check on Ricky Rubio sending him flying into the sideline.
Teague picked up a flagrant-2 foul for the hit and was ejected joining Towns in the locker room.
Wolves head coach Tom Thibodeau picked up a tech of his own getting into it with Jae Crowder after the Teague ejection. Crowder was later thrown out picking up his second technical arguing a foul call on an Andrew Wiggins three-point attempt.
All in all, it was a long night for Minnesota as they went on to lose the game, 116-108.
Ricky Rubio didn’t want to comment on if Jeff Teague had a cheap shot, but says Jae Crowder will be a great teammate for him “forever.” pic.twitter.com/muzSqVfl7z
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) March 3, 2018
After the game Rubio didn't want to comment on the Teague incident.
