Jeremy Sochan and Amen Thompson had to be separated on Tuesday night as the pair got tangled up during the Spurs-Rockets game.
The skirmish began when the pair battled for a rebound following a Spurs miss, with Sochan taking a hard fall.
Thompson, as he ran back to the other end of the court, then tripped over Sochan’s leg while the Spurs forward was still on the ground, and fell himself.
The Houston rookie apparently believed the trip was intentional and then bumped Sochan, before the two briefly grabbed each other around midcourt.
No punches were thrown and neither player was ejected from the game.
However, refs did assess Sochan a flagrant one foul and determined that his trip of Thompson was intentional.
Both players were also issued technical fouls.
The Rockets ultimately won the game 114-101.
Alperen Sengun had a career-high 45 points and a season-best 16 rebounds while rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama was held to just 10 points.
Sengun, who is in his third NBA season, also set a career mark with five steals and had three assists and a block.
Jalen Green added 23 points and 10 assists for the Rockets, and Fred VanVleet had 21 points.
Devin Vassell also scored 22 points for San Antonio.
Sochan had 15 points and eight rebounds while Thompson had two points and six rebounds.
