Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Eight-time NBA All-Star and NBA Champion Dwight Howard was among 12 players ejected from a Taiwanese professional basketball league game over the weekend after a massive brawl broke out on the court.
Howard, who currently plays for the Taoyuan Leopards in the T1 League after nearly two decades in the NBA, was ejected from a game against the TaiwanBeer HeroBears on Sunday night following what local media call the biggest fight in the young league’s history.
Center Dwight Howard, right, of the Taoyuan Leopards reacts during the T1 League game against the TaiwanBeer HeroBears at University of Taipei Tianmu Gymnasium on Feb.
19, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Gene Wang/Getty Images) According to the Taiwan News, the incident came with less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter when Howard’s teammate, Chen Hsiao-jung, elbowed rival Chiang Yu-an in the face. BIG COLLEGE BASKETBALL BRAWL BETWEEN RIVAL TEAMS LEADS TO SUSPENSIONS Video from the incident showed the two players throwing punches at one another before quickly being separated, but the benches had cleared at that point, with the entire team seemingly involved in the fight.