Damion Baugh with the last basket of the period
Lonnie Walker IV had enough of Kyshawn George grabbing and holding him which leads to some chatting between the two teams.Both teams have to separated after tempers flare in Sixers-Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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