Gobert, Nembhard ejected after on-court altercation

During a game between the Pacers and the Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert and Andrew Nembhard were ejected after a physical altercation. The incident took place with about 8 minutes left in the third quarter. Nembhard, a guard for the Pacers, was driving toward the basket when he elbowed Timberwolves guard Mike Conley to create space. There was no foul called. Gobert saw this and stepped into Nembhard's path, hitting him in the face with his shoulder. Nembhard, reacting to the hit, threw the ball back at Gobert. After the two players exchanged contact, they were separated by teammates and officials. Nembhard continued to argue after being pulled away. Officials reviewed the play and called a flagrant 2 foul on Gobert for excessive contact. Nembhard received a technical foul for throwing the ball. Since it was his second technical, both players were ejected from the game. At the time of their ejections, the Pacers were leading 66-58. The Timberwolves later made a comeback, and the game went to overtime.