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NBA suspends Mavericks' Naji Marshall 4 games, Suns' Jusuf Nurkić 3 games for engaging in brawl

The NBA acted quickly in issuing penalties to the players involved in a brawl during Friday night's game between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns.

Dallas' Naji Marshall has been suspended for four games without pay, while Phoenix's Jusuf Nurkiu0107 received a three-game penalty (also without pay) for their involvement in the scuffle, NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced in a statement.

Additionally, the Mavericks' P.J. Washington was suspended one game for "escalating the on-court altercation."

The following has been released by the NBA.