Former NBA star Dwight Howard and 11 more players get ejected after “the biggest fight” in T1 League history broke out.
Yu-an took exception to Hsiao-jung’s wild swing and shoved him; the two proceeded to square up as referees, coaches, and teammates swarmed the two to prevent the ruckus from escalating. However, just as the referee was leading Hsiao-jung towards the Leopards bench – towards Dwight Howard’s direction, who was not on the court during the altercation – HeroBears assistant coach Lin Chieh-ho decided to take vengeance into his own hands.
Dwight Howard, to his credit, was a pacifying force, choosing to get into the middle of the scrum to de-escalate the tension. However, officials , along with six other Leopards and five HeroBears, from the game. The altercation caused a 20-minute delay with the game out of the HeroBears’ reach. Howard tallied 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists in a 120-108 winning effort for the Leopards. The Leopards, despite having won three games in a row, remain the worst team in the league with a 4-11 record.
After the game, Dwight Howard expressed his frustration over his ejection, saying that he was “wrongly singled out” and that his ejection was “unwarranted.” Howard’s Leopards have 15 more games to turn things around. If not, expect Shaquille O’Neal to
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