Nets vs Pacers: Mass Brawl Leads to Trendon Watford Ejection as HC Pushed Away in Myles Turner Fight

The Pacers couldn’t stay out of the drama this week, finding themselves in two heated clashes. It started Monday against the Timberwolves when Andrew Nembhard got tangled up with Mike Conley on a drive, catching him in the face. The refs let it slide, but Rudy Gobert didn’t—he leveled Nembhard with a shoulder to the head, earning a flagrant 2 and an ejection. Nembhard fired back, literally, by throwing the ball at Gobert. That technical, combined with an earlier one, got him tossed too.

Then on Thursday, things boiled over again, this time with the Brooklyn Nets‘ Trendon Watford. After Bennedict Mathurin’s layup, the Nets called a timeout, but Watford wasn’t done. He went after Nembhard with a forearm shove, setting off another scuffle. Myles Turner jumped in, and tensions spilled to the sideline before officials broke it up.

Even Jordi Fernandez the Nets head coach came running to separate Watford from Turner. But he also got pushed in amidst all the chaos.

The verdict? Watford got two technicals and an early exit. Turner and Nembhard picked up one each, but no free throws were taken. Just another fiery chapter in Indiana’s week of on-court chaos.

Trendon Watford just got into it with Andrew Nembhard and Myles Turner. Jordi Fernandez ran over to break it up and got shoved into the second row.

Quite the scene. pic.twitter.com/slYorkYD7G

— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) March 21, 2025

Watford had himself a solid game before things took a turn. In 27 minutes, he dropped 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, nailed his lone three-pointer, and added five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. But with 4:48 left in regulation, Brooklyn held a slim 84-79 lead when his night came to an abrupt end.

Nembhard didn’t last much longer either. Less than a minute into overtime, he got whistled for a foul and wasn’t happy about it. He let referee Tony Brothers hear it, but that backfired fast. Brothers hit him with a technical—his second of the game—leading to an automatic ejection. He finished with nine points before getting sent to the locker room.

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