DALLAS — A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Mavericks‘ 101-90 Game 3 win over the Clippers on Friday night resulted in a pair of ejections and a boost to P.J. Washington‘s local popularity.
Washington, the power forward acquired by the Mavericks at the trade deadline, was ejected along with Clippers guard Russell Westbrook with 6:10 remaining.
That confrontation began with Westbrook fouling Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic by grabbing his right arm from behind and yanking on it, pulling Doncic backward. When Doncic approached Westbrook to object, Westbrook shoved him with his left arm. Washington and Westbrook then exchanged shoves before other players, coaches,…
