Houston’s Amen Thompson and Miami’s Terry Rozier have been suspended, while two other players, as well as coach Ime Udoka, have been fined in the wake of the fight near the end of Miami’s win over Houston earlier this week, the league announced Tuesday.
Thompson has been suspended two games without pay — he instigated the incident by throwing the Heat’s Tyler Herro to the ground — and Miami’s Terry Rozier one game for escalating the event by jumping in and going after Thompson on the ground.
Rockets guard Jalen Green has been fined $35,000 and Miami’s Herro $25,000 for their roles in the fracas. However, the largest fine went to Houston coach Ime Udoka, $50,000, for “verbal abuse of a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his technical foul and ejection.”
All that was over this incident in the final minute of the Heat’s win on the Rockets’ home court this week.
Amen Thompson threw Herro to the court, damn pic.twitter.com/jX12wKyjg7
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) December 30, 2024
TYLER HERRO AND AMEN THOMPSON SCUFFLE pic.twitter.com/vvc5fgxRK0
— Heat Clips 🎬 (@Demar305) December 30, 2024
After the game, Herro said, “Guess that’s what happens when someone’s scoring, throwing dimes, doing the whole thing. I’d get mad, too.” Udoka commented, “They were in each other’s faces, bumping chests a little bit. One guy is stronger than the other.” NBA Twitter tended to side with Udoka on that one, but Herro got the win and will take it.
