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Camby, Andre Miller, Eduardo Najera, Smith and Anthony were the Nuggets who were ejected; Channing Frye, David Lee, Collins, Robinson and Jeffries were the Knicks who were kicked out.
“Clearly this isn’t how we or the NBA wants to be perceived,” Thomas said. “It should have been a foul and the guy takes two free throws and maybe some words, but it shouldn’t have escalated. This isn’t even a rivalry.”
Highlights of the fight were on in NBA locker rooms around the league, and players stopped buttoning their shirts or paused mid-sentence during interviews to see what happened.
“Obviously, it’s unfortunate. You never want to see that. It just doesn’t belong in the NBA,” said Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, who saw clips of the brawl shortly after the Mavericks had won in New Orleans. “Hopefully we can all forget about it as soon as we can.”
With each team forced to put five new players on the floor, Denver finished up the win and ended a two-game losing streak. Camby had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Miller added 12 points and 10 assists.
Anthony was in the midst of a superb second half, having scored 23 points in 23 minutes after halftime. He finished with 34.
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