From there, mass chaos ensued. Heat guard Terry Rozier went at Thompson to retaliate, taking him to the ground. As players and coaches tried to break up the madness, Thompson and Herro continued to yell at one another as Thompson was pulled away.

Two Rockets players — Thompson and Jalen Green — were ejected along with Udoka and Rockets assistant coach Ben Sullivan. The Heat’s Terry Rozier and Herro were also ejected for their part in the altercation. Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet was ejected in the previous play for arguing about a five-second call.

Former Rockets guard Vernon Maxwell, who was known to get into a skirmish or two, had thoughts on the Amen Thompson-Tyler Herro fight.