TJ Warren admits to shockingly ‘blanking out’ during recent Jimmy Butler altercation

For most people, blanking out after a long night is a common occurrence. However, doing same after a heated altercation on court in NBA is far less common. That is precisely what happened to Indiana Pacers small forward TJ Warren during Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers game on Wednesday night (Thursday morning IST). 

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TJ Warren ejected but Pacers small forward 'blanked out' during incident

Jimmy Butler and TJ Warren were involved in an altercation during game at  Bankers Life Fieldhouse earlier this week. Miami Heat shooting guard took umbr when TJ Warren impeded him on a play in Q3. After being grabbed by TJ Warren, Jimmy Butler confronted Pacers small forward, which led to duo being separated by rest of players on court. altercation continued when Jimmy Butler decided to get even later that period. 

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Jimmy Butler n laid a shoulder into TJ Warren. This time, TJ Warren squared up to Miami Heat shooting guard, mockingly applauding his intent. This was n ruled as his second technical foul, which led to 'TJ Warren ejected' incident. Speaking to local media a day after game against Miami Heat, TJ Warren said that he could t understand what Jimmy Butler was saying to him during incident and that he "blanked out" during altercation. “I don’t even remember what really happened last night, really. That’s how spazzed I was. Just caught in moment.”, Pacers small forward was quoted as saying. 

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Jimmy Butler vs TJ Warren 2.0?

While NBA is still undecided on fine TJ Warren will incur after his bout with Jimmy Butler, Butler escalated incident after game. In a post-match interview, Jimmy Butler labelled TJ Warren "soft", and that he was where close to his league. duo will have chance to resume ir duel when y once again face off each or in March later this year. 

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