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Lu Dort, Jeremiah Fears Get Into Postgame Altercation After Thunder Win Over Pelicans

There was some extracurricular activity after Oklahoma City's nine-point win on Tuesday night.
Thunder wing Lu Dort got into a postgame altercation with Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears.
Thunder wing Lu Dort got into a postgame altercation with Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The Thunder cruised to a 104-95 victory over the Pelicans in a battle between Western Conference opponents on Tuesday night, but it was not without a little bit of extracurricular activity.

It was relatively smooth sailing in the home victory for Oklahoma City, who got 29 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 20 points from Chet Holmgren in the victory.

As the final buzzer sounded, however, the real fun began.

Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears grabbed a rebound on a desperation heave from teammate Herb Jones with less than five seconds to go. After hesitating under the basket, he tried to put up one final shot as time expired, but was tied up with Thunder wing Lu Dort. As the clock hit zero, Dort shoved Fears, and the teams were quickly involved in a postgame scrum.

After the benches cleared, things eventually dissapated after the coaches and officials broke the players up.

Nothing like a little late night drama in The Association.

The Thunder moved to 38-10 with the victory. As for the Pelicans, their frustrating season has continued with another loss to fall to 12-37 on the year.


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MICHAEL MCDANIEL

Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.

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