Jazz C Hassan Whiteside Ejected After Altercation With Nuggets Forward
Oct 26, 2021, 10:59 PM
Utah Jazz center Hassan Whiteside (21) dunks on the Denver Nuggets during the game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz center Hassan Whiteside was ejected following an altercation with Denver Nuggets forward JaMychal Green on Tuesday night.
With 4:57 remaining in the game and the Jazz holding a 108-97 lead, Donovan Mitchell made a layup and got fouled. While Mitchell was out of bounds, JaMychal Green and Hassan Whiteside nudged each other. Then Green gave a pretty hard push to Whiteside before the two were separated by officials and teammates.
Green was taken clear to his bench where he still needed to be held back by a couple of his teammates. Whiteside walked near Utah’s bench with a cooler head of the two.
Whiteside and Green both got ejected after getting into it. pic.twitter.com/P9DYneQSGM
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The officials reviewed the play and assessed both players double technical fouls and were both ejected from the game. Whiteside finished with 10 points and four rebounds in nearly 15 minutes on the floor.
Green ended the game without scoring on two shot attempts, along with three rebounds and three steals in 18 minutes on the court.
The Jazz improved their record to 3-0 on the season. They will hit the road for a three-game trip beginning in Houston on Thursday, October 28 at 6 p.m. MT on The Zone Sports Network and AT&T SportsNet.
