NBA looking into Rockets-Clippers confrontations
January 16, 2018 Updated: January 16, 2018 4:09pm
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Gerald Green #14 of the Houston Rockets is restrained by an assistant coach during a 113-102 LA Clippers win at Staples Center on January 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) less
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Gerald Green #14 of the Houston Rockets is restrained by an assistant coach during a 113-102 LA Clippers win at Staples Center on January 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. ... more
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Trevor Ariza #1 of the Houston Rockets is restrained by an assistant coach before his ejection from the game during a 113-102 LA Clippers win at Staples Center on January 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) less
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Trevor Ariza #1 of the Houston Rockets is restrained by an assistant coach before his ejection from the game during a 113-102 LA Clippers win at Staples Center on January 15, 2018 ... more
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The Clippers' Blake Griffin (32) and Rockets' Trevor Ariza didn't let their play do all the talking Monday.
The Clippers' Blake Griffin (32) and Rockets' Trevor Ariza didn't let their play do all the talking Monday.
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Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green, left, looks at referee Mike Callahan after receiving a technical foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 113-102. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) less
Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green, left, looks at referee Mike Callahan after receiving a technical foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Monday, Jan. 15, ... more
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Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza, left, pulls and rips the uniform of Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 113-102. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) less
Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza, left, pulls and rips the uniform of Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Los Angeles. The ... more
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LOS ANGELES - There might not have been a secret passage hidden behind a Staples Center bookcase. The Mission Impossible music did not play. But the NBA will have its hands full as it begins to sort out the actual events, rather than the social media depictions, of the Rockets' game and post-game actions against the Clippers on Monday.