Tempers flared during Saturday’s game between the Blazers and Mavericks, leading to one player reportedly threatening to go to the other team’s locker room.
During the fourth quarter, Salah Mejri and Jusuf Nurkić got tangled up, which resulted in pushing and some acting by Mejri. Following the game, the Blazers’ Evan Turner sad Mejri was talking trash and threatened to go to the Blazers’ locker room with bad intentions. You can hear Turner’s comments below.
Salah Mejri threatened to come into the #Blazers locker room after his altercation with Nurkić, Turner. "The guy literally threw himself on the ground, then commits to talking $#!t…" #ripcity pic.twitter.com/eadnSsNnow
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) January 21, 2018
Thankfully, nothing transpired and there wasn’t another incident similar to what we saw between the Rockets and Clippers.
Mejri has earned the reputation around the NBA as being an instigator since joining the Mavericks in 2015. He has gotten into a skirmish with Russell Westbrook. Mejri also called out Kevin Durant on one occasion. The way Mejri goes about his business on the court, it would have to be considered a surprise if this was the last incident involving him this season.
