Coby White and Georges Niang faced off fiercely in the Bulls-Cavs match

In the middle of the tough game between the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers, exciting and steamy scenes appeared.

Starting with a brief argument between Billy Donovan and Max Strus over a foul that resulted in a technical foul by the Bulls coach, Wednesday’s game saw another argument between Coby White and Georges Niang.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang (L) and Chicago Bulls guard Coby White (0) are separated by official Michael Smith as they jaw at eachother in the second half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

A heated argument

The incident occurred 8:25 into the final period when White hit Niang after a defensive play. The Cavs forward responded and used his left hand to push Coby away. The two men quickly exchanged and clashed and had to be separated by officials and team personnel.

Coby White and Georges Niang clashed in a heated argumentspitting during the Bulls-Cavs game

The heated conflict was another motivation for Coby to ignite the Cavs, but his game-high 32 points weren’t enough to carry the Bulls to victory, 108-105, despite a 17-point lead. in the first half.

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell (45) looks to pass as Chicago Bulls’ Coby White (0) and DeMar DeRozan (11) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

“It’s part of the game. There’s no need to make too much noise about it. I won’t think twice about it after this,” Niang said of his argument with White, who finished with 11 points . “Obviously, I’m very passionate about winning. I’m a competitor, and at that point in the game, I was going to stop at nothing and neither was he. This is what basketball is like. That’s what happened, obviously the referee took care of it and then we moved on.