Devin Booker kept a Suns-Grizzlies fight going with some post-game mockery

With obvious exceptions, an on-court fight in an NBA game usually stops soon after it begins. Players can push and shove for a few seconds without holding grudges — tempers can flare in the heat of competition without everyone hating each other forever. Unless a guy goes too far — like, say, with a nose-booping — everyone shakes hands and hugs after the buzzer and goes on his merry way.

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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker did not let his minor tussle with Memphis Grizzlies shooter Troy Daniels stay on the court on Wednesday night. With 1:10 remaining in regulation and the Grizzlies well on their way to a 110-91 win, Booker fouled Daniels on a made three-pointer. The two players got into it in the aftermath of the whistle, which set off a multi-player shoving match. Take a look here:

Referees handed out all forms of punishment to avoid further trouble in the final minute of a blowout. Daniels and Suns Tyler Ulis and Marquese Chriss were ejected, and Booker, Suns forward Alan Williams, and Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green all earned technical fouls.

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But the real action occurred after the game, when Booker casually slammed Daniels for even deigning to talk trash to him:

Congratulations to Booker, who sounds like he’s about five seconds from bragging about his car, for getting in the last word. Yes, Daniels has played for a lot of teams in his NBA career — four in four seasons (out of four total), to be exact — but not every player is so fortunate to be drafted in the lottery. Some have to wait to find a long-term home, which Daniels appears to have done with Memphis this season. He came into Wednesday shooting 41.3 percent from beyond the arc for a solid playoff team that had sought a perimeter threat off the bench for several years. Booker’s definitely the better player and a budding star, but that doesn’t mean Daniels doesn’t deserve to be on the same court with him.

For what it’s worth, Booker’s comments don’t appear to have gone over very well in his own locker room. Listen to the video around the 0:17 mark and you’ll hear someone say “that’s f—– up” in the background.

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Then again, maybe I’m being too hard on Booker. He could have been upset that he had so much trouble getting into FedEx Forum prior to Wednesday’s tip:

On the bright side, Booker at least managed to score 20 points on 6-of-13 from the field for a Suns squad that managed to shoot just 33.3 percent from the field and 5-of-23 from beyond the arc. Daniels wasn’t bad either — he put up 14 and went 4-of-9 on three-pointers as one of six Grizzlies in double figures.

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Eric Freeman is a writer for Ball Don’t Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at efreeman_ysports@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!

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