The NBA suspended Heat forward/guard Caleb Martin and rookie power forward Nikola Jovic, in addition to fining Raptors center Christian Koloko for their roles in an on-court altercation, the league announced in a press release (Twitter link). Koloko was tackled by Jovic and Martin and sent into the crowd during the fight.
In its presser, the league notes that it has fined Koloko $15K after he grabbed Martin during the trio’s fight. Martin and Koloko were both ejected with technical fouls after fighting for rebounding position midway through the third quarter of a 112-109 Miami home win over Toronto Saturday.
The Raptors will square off against the Heat again on Miami’s home floor, FTX Arena, Monday, Oct. 24, during which Jovic and Martin will serve their suspensions.
After signing a new three-year, $20.5M deal to stay with Miami in the summer, Martin has started off the season slowly on offense as the team’s starting power forward. He is averaging 6.3 PPG on .333/.167/1.000 through three games, plus 5.3 RPG, 1.7 APG and 1.3 SPG.
More must-reads: