Mitchell of the Thunder and Champagnie of the Wizards receive suspensions; three players penalized with fines.

Mitchell of the Thunder and Champagnie of the Wizards receive suspensions; three players penalized with fines. 1

Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell and Wizards forward Justin Champagnie have both been suspended for one game without pay on Sunday due to an incident that extended into the stands late in the first half of Oklahoma City’s 132-111 victory over Washington on Saturday night.

Additionally, Thunder forward Jaylin Williams has been fined $50,000, while Thunder guard Cason Wallace and Wizards forward Anthony Gill have each been fined $35,000 for their involvement in the incident.

Following a basket by Gill, Williams and Champagnie started pushing each other beneath the basket. Mitchell and Gill then became involved, leading to a rapid escalation of the situation that moved into the seating area behind the basket before calm was restored.

After a thorough review by the officials, both Champagnie and Williams received two technical fouls and were ejected. Mitchell and Wallace were each given one technical foul and were also ejected.

Champagnie will serve his suspension on Sunday night when the Wizards face the New York Knicks. Mitchell will fulfill his suspension on Monday when the Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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