Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris and Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins have been punished by the NBA for their ejections from Sunday night’s game. Morris was fined $35,000 and Cousins received a $10,000 fine.
Neither player was suspended, leaving both available for Tuesday’s rematch.
Morris was ejected following an altercation with Cousins. In that scuffle, Cousins shoved Morris after what he perceived to be a hard foul on his Rockets teammate. That led to an even greater retaliation from Morris as the Lakers forward received a technical foul and a Flagrant 1 penalty for the exchange, resulting in an immediate ejection.