Heat forward James Johnson and Raptors forward Serge Ibaka were each suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Wednesday following their altercation in Miami’s 90-89 win at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night.
Johnson, one of the Heat’s three captains who spent four seasons in Toronto before signing with Miami, came to blows with Ibaka, Toronto’s starting power forward, with seven minutes and 50 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Both players were battling for position in the paint away from the ball when the hand-fighting between them began and the situation quickly escalated.