Dwight Howard's Post to Michael Beasley Goes Viral After Fight Led to BIG3 Suspension

Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard addressed Saturday's on-court incident with Michael Beasley during a BIG3 game.

"All is fair? In love and war" 🥴 love you Beas but you know I ain't mean to hurt you in any way!" he wrote in an Instagram post. "But let's keep it basketball and stop the extra 💯"

Midway through the second half of the contest between Miami 305 and the LA Riot, Beasley and Howard got a little too physical while battling around the basket.

Later on, tensions escalated again when Lance Stephenson committed a hard foul on the Riot's Jordan Crawford and threw a punch at him. Because of Beasley and Stephenson's ejections, Miami 305 had to forfeit the game.

BIG3 confirmed Beasley and Stephenson both received one-game suspensions.

Co-founder Ice Cube shared a statement from commissioner Clyde Drexler, who said the players' actions "fell short of the standards of professionalism, respect and sportsmanship expected of all BIG3 players." Drexler added that "fighting of any kind will not be tolerated."

Rather than have Miami 305 sign extra players to backfill the absences of Beasley and Stephenson for one week, the league is staggering their suspensions. Stephenson will be sidelined for this Saturday's matchup with the Detroit Amps, and Beasley will be absent on July 5 when his team plays the Chicago Triplets.

This will ensure Miami 305 have the minimum number of players to compete.