P.J. Washington was also involved, shoving Nurkic during the melee. Nurkic, Marshall and Washington were ejected after the scuffle. After the game, a few Mavericks took a similar tone while discussing the matter, playing up the theme of protecting each other’s teammates.

Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall traded blows during a fight that broke out in the third quarter of the Mavericks vs Suns game.

Phoenix Suns ' center Jusuf Nurkic and Dallas Mavericks forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington Jr. were ejected after an altercation between the three in the second half of Friday's game at Footprint Center.

Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Daniel Gafford added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks won their first game since star Luka Doncic was injured, beating the Phoenix Suns 98-89.

Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving had a hilarious reaction to the team's fight against the Phoenix Suns.

The Phoenix Suns (15-14) host the Dallas Mavericks (19-11) on Friday, airing on Arizona's Family (Ch. 3 TV) at 7 p.m. This is the first of back-to-back games for both teams, and the second of their three-game season series.