The game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday got heated early as Jerami Grant and Yves Missi got into a scuffle in the second quarter at Smoothie King Center.

After Trey Murphy missed his three-point attempt, Grant and Missi battled for the rebound. They locked arms under the basket, which led to a lot of pushing and pulling, and eventually, to a physical altercation .

Teammates had to break them apart, and luckily, cooler heads prevailed. Grant and Missi were ejected from the game. Shaedon Sharpe and Herb Jones, meanwhile, were each whistled for a technical foul. Expand Tweet

Some could argue that the ejections were too harsh since no punches were thrown, but perhaps the referees didn't want anything to spiral out of control.

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