Miami Heat’s Caleb Martin pushes Raptors player into stands and sparks brawl – before both players are ejected
During Art Miami Heat112-109 victory over Art Toronto Raptors the benches cleared as the fight spilled over into the front row of the crowd.
It all started with 7:46 left in the third quarter when Caleb Martin and Christian Calaca battled for a rebound after a missed 3-pointer by Toronto’s Pascal Siakam.
Martin was fouled on the play, Koloko went to the floor and Martin stepped on him as the Raptors rookie quickly jumped to his feet.
A few seconds later, Martin and Koloko got mixed up again. Martin appeared to corner Coloco in the seats, which were overturned. Players from both teams quickly rushed to the spot, which was only a few feet away from the Heat bench.
Caleb Martin throws Christian Kalak into the front row of the stands, sparking a fight
The incident sparked a massive brawl involving players from both teams
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse (right) helps distract teammates
The game was stopped for several minutes while the umpires reviewed the play, giving crews time to mop up the large amount of spilled drinks and clean up the area.
Martin and Kalaka, in addition to the suspensions, received technical whistles.
“There were a lot of plays before that,” Martin said. “It was a cool game.”
Koloko said: “I just stood up for myself and I’m being kicked out. That’s what happened.”
Toronto coach Nick Nurse said he expects the NBA to take a closer look at what happened.
“There were a few people in that thing that probably shouldn’t have been,” said the Nurse.
Both Martin (right) and Koloko were ejected from the Miami Heat’s win for the incident
In the game itself, Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Max Struss added 20 off the bench, and Kyle Lowry scored 17 against his former team.
Tyler Herr had 14 and Bam Adebayo added 10 for the Heat, who squandered most of a 24-point lead before hanging on.
“When it ends like that, I love all the emotions and experiences,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Pascal Siakam and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 23 points for Toronto, which got 18 points and 11 rebounds from former Heat forward Precious Achiuv. OG Anunoby scored 13 points and Scotty Barnes added 11 for Toronto.
Kyle Lowry #7 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against the Toronto Raptors on October 22, 2022 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida.
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