In his own postgame interview, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was unimpressed and said he was surprised by the ejections. Udoka's remarks: It wasn’t much. Steven could do a lot more if he was really trying to wrestle. It looked like they got a little bear hug and fell down. And thought that’d be maybe a technical at best, but surprised to be ejected.

No punches were thrown, but Adams did wrestle Plumlee to the ground, and both players were ejected. Adams is known for being the strongest player in the Association, and he made the 6-10, 250lb Plumlee look like a ragdoll. After the game, Kevin Durant was asked about his thoughts of the incident.