Frustrations boiled over for the Nuggets as Will Barton and DeMarcus Cousins got into a heated exchange on the bench during the team’s Game 2 playoff loss to the Warriors on Monday night.
During a timeout midway through the third quarter with Denver trailing by 10, Barton and Cousins began a heated exchange as the team was walking to the bench. The two players had to be separated and continued to jaw back-and-forth with one another during the break in the action.
After the Nuggets fell to the Warriors in blowout fashion, 126–106, coach Michael Malone did his best to dismiss the spat, attributing the incident to general frustration about the team’s performance.