Rockets forward Trevor Ariza waited outside the Dallas Mavericks locker room for center Salah Mejri following Houston's testy 123-107 win Tuesday, according to Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com.
Teammates Patrick Beverley, James Harden and Eric Gordon accompanied Ariza. Mejri did not leave the locker room, and the Rockets players left the area before there was a confrontation. Dallas police officers were on hand to ensure the situation didn't escalate.
The game involved a number of confrontations, including eight technical fouls and Ariza's ejection.
Shahbaz Khan of Kings.com provided a photo of Harden in the shirt he wore after the win:
Some of the skirmishes: Harden took issue with an Andrew Bogut screen, Dirk Nowitzki and Ryan Anderson got physical with one another, Justin Anderson and Nene engaged in an arm-grappling match, and Rick Carlisle had words with Ariza.
Harden spoke about the issues the two teams were having, per Watkins.
I don't know what they were on tonight. That other team was tripping tonight. They were disrespectful, were unprofessional players and ...
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Trevor Ariza, James Harden, Rockets Tried to Confront Salah Mejri After Game
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