Pelicans center Kendrick Perkins clotheslined the Portland guard midway through the fourth quarter, sending Lillard spiraling to the floor. Perkins was ejected and was not happy about it.
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He was visibly upset when he was made to leave the floor after being hit with a Flagrant-2 foul — despite being the offending party. He reportedly had to be held back.
Lillard finished with 33 points, as the Trail Blazers held off the Pelicans for a 117-112 win, despite blowing a 20-point lead.
Between Perkins on Friday and Markieff Morris on Thursday, we may be seeing a return to the rough-and-tumble days of the 1980s and ’90s. At least, until the league starts handing out fines and suspensions.
