By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The NBA’s In-Season Tournament wanted to bring tension and drama in the regular season and more than that almost happened when Kings forward Trey Lyles tried to hit Pelicans big man Jonas Valanciunas shared a tense moment.
As the Pelicans hustled back on defense in the second quarter of the game, Lyles and Valanciunas exchanged elbows and Lyles then tried to throw a punch toward the head of Valanciunas, but the strike did not connect.
Lyles was whistled for a “physical taunt” technical foul against the New Orleans big man but was not ejected from the contest.
It was not a double technical, meanwhile, as Valanciunas was not penalized for his actions during the possession.