Dwight Howard ejected after Taiwan League brawl

The referee moved quickly to separate Chen from Chiang, but then a HeroBears assistant coach jumped in, shoving the official aside and throwing punches at Chen. 

As Chen was being hustled back to his own bench, this was an unwise decision, and the Leopards team leaped up to protect their teammate. 

Ultimately it was the beleaguered referee who took down the coach with a very solid tackle, with the assistance of a push from the Leopards, some of whom took shots at the coach while he was on the ground.

In the end, 12 players were ejected, including Howard, who had 24 points and 14 rebounds in the Leopards' win. Howard didn't seem to be doing much, but perhaps the T1 League, like the NBA, has harsh rules about leaving the bench during an altercation, for any purpose. Or maybe Howard tried to defuse the tension with a fart, and the officials weren't amused.

It's only the second year of the T1 League, and they've already had a bench-clearing brawl. It's nowhere near the chaos of the Malice at the Palace. This was simply a To-Do at the University of Taipei Tianmu.

Howard's most famous NBA ejection came in the 2013 playoffs, in what proved to be the final game of his first go-round with the Lakers. As if the team's first-round sweep weren't embarrassing enough, Howard got ejected halfway through the third quarter of Game 4.

Howard has put up big numbers in the Taiwanese league, but his team is just 4-11. We can guarantee that Shaquille O'Neal will have something to say about this embarrassing Howard moment as well.