The action between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets on Wednesday night heated up in the second quarter. With 5:24 remaining in the period, Alperen Sengun missed a floater near the basket on a good contest from Jonathan Kuminga, who then secured the defensive board for the Timberwolves. However, right after securing the rebound, Kuminga extended his arm and ended up hitting Sengun on the face with his elbow.
This then sparked a bit of a fracas between the two teams, with tempers flaring after Sengun fell to the ground after taking the hit from Kuminga. The officials had to separate the two sides, and they eventually came to the conclusion that the Timberwolves forward did indeed commit a flagrant foul penalty one for excessive contact to the head of the opponent.