On June 15, Beijing time, there was a crazy scene in the BIG3 arena, Howard and Stephenson clashed, the two beat each other and scuffled together, and finally both were ejected from the game.
Judging from the live videos released by a number of American media, the two first confronted each other and scolded each other, and as Finson raised his elbow, Howard pushed his hand away, and the two instantly became angry and scuffled together. Howard also grabbed Finson's head with his hands and tried to throw him to the ground, but Finson did not give up, hugging Howard tightly, and the two quickly scuffled near the baseline and fell into the audience together. The referee and staff quickly separated the two, and the referee ejected them from the field.
Interestingly, Beasley, who was on the same team as Finson, calmly ate melons on the sidelines, and had no intention of persuading him to fight. According to previous reports, Beasley was dissatisfied with the team's use of the top pick to sign Finsen, and even considered leaving the team at one point. Not long ago, the two played a 1v1 heads-up game with a $100,000 prize money, and Beasley defeated Finson 31-21 to win the prize.
The 39-year-old Howard has played 18 seasons in the NBA, averaging 15.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. His last NBA appearance was in the 2021-22 season, when he played in 60 games for the Lakers, starting 27 of them and averaging 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game for the season.
Stephenson, 34, has played 10 seasons in the NBA, averaging 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. His last appearance in the NBA was in the 2021-22 season, when he played in 46 games for the Hawks and Pacers, averaging 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.