NBA suspends Ajay Mitchell and Justin Champagnie for in-game fight

[p]Their scuffle came with 27 seconds remaining in the second quarter of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City[/a]'s 132-111 victory at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p]It led to teammates from both sides rushing to help in an altercation that spread into the seating area behind a basket before cooler heads prevailed.[/p][p]Both players were ejected, as were Oklahoma City forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-jaylin/jD1xaPEo/"]Jaylin Williams[/a] and Thunder guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallace-cason/K6zUkh2b/"]Cason Wallace[/a] for escalating the incident.[/p][embed guid="91c84618-9023-46fe-a215-026f6e2df972" url="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/2035484896420823447?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Williams was fined $50,000 while Wallace and Wizards forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gill-anthony/OzCkkD4o/"]Anthony Gill[/a] were each fined $35,000 by the league for their roles in the melee.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-ajay/zwwlrGJG/"]Mitchell[/a], a 23-year-old Belgian, will serve his ban on Monday when the Thunder visit the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]Philadelphia 76ers[/a].[/p][p]American Champagnie's suspension will be served on Sunday when the Wizards visit the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]New York Knicks[/a].[/p][p]The reigning champion Thunder, on an 11-game win streak, own the NBA's best record at 56-15 while the Wizards, on a 15-game losing skid, are 16-54 with the league's second-worst record.[/p]