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.

The NBA has suspended three players for their roles in the fracas between the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Suns center Jusuf Nurkic has been suspended for three games, Mavericks forward Naji Marshall has been suspended for four games and Mavs forward P.

Mavericks forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington and Suns center Jusuf Nurkic have been suspended without pay for their roles in an altercation during Dallas' win on Friday night.