Kyrie Irving, a 10-year veteran, and Dennis Schroder, an eight-year veteran, competed in the primetime showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, after each playing more than 500 career games without a dropout.
That changed for both in the third quarter.
The base pair exchanged words after Irving was called for a personal foul on Schroder with 9 minutes, 41 seconds to go in the third quarter and the Lakers leading 66-62, which led to referee Zach Zarba to separate the two and declare a technical double foul. to give. – one for each player.
Irving and Schroder continued to argue after their teammates got between them when Irving was called up for a second technical foul by referee Tyler Ford, resulting in an automatic goalkeeper-throw. Schroder suffered a second technical foul shortly thereafter.
The evictions spoiled the strong performances of both players. Schroder finished with 19 points (shooting 7 of 11) and four assists, while Irving had 18 points (6 of 11) and four rebounds.
The Lakers beat the Nets, 126-101.