?Bad and Dirty Is Tough?: Knee to the Face for NBA Star Leaves Fans Erupting in Mayhem After Rockets vs Mavericks

The Houston Rockets took the Dallas Mavericks in an all-Texas matchup. The Mavs were coming off a close game victory over the Los Angles Clippers and they were taking on the team with the worst record in the NBA. But NBA fans were irate after a Mavs center took a knee to the face by a Rockets star.

Christian Wood returned to face the Rockets after spending two seasons with them. The Mavs traded for Wood in the off-season after he had two excellent seasons with the Rockets. He had blossomed into a star and he could potentially be an All-Star.

But his return was not smooth as one of his teammates got hit in the face. Dwight Powell, the center for the Mavs, was hit in the face by Kenyon Martin Jr. The Rockets star went up for a dunk and his follow-through seemingly caught Powell. He took a hard hit to the face and Martin was called for a flagrant 1.

NBA fans are livid after a dirty play on Powell

NBA fans were livid after seeing the incident. They called Kenyon Martin Jr. for the dirty play and they called it intentional.

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Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:

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The Rockets stun the Mavs

The Rockets may have the worst record in the NBA, but they were able to secure a surprise victory over the Mavs, who were without their stalwart?Luka Doncic. Doncic has played in every game this season so far.

The Houston Rockets took full advantage of Doncic missing the game, and they jumped out to an early lead. However, the Mavs were able to claw back, and the game was back and forth after that. But the Mavs dearly missed the three-time All-Star, as they struggled to create open looks. They missed a ton of threes as they went 12-55 from distance. The Rockets were able to hold on in the end to win 101-92 and secure just their third victory of the season.

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Christian Wood and Tim Hardaway Jr took the majority of the scoring for the Dallas Mavericks as they combined for 54 points. For the Rockets, there were seven players in double digits with Kevin Porter and Jaylen Green leading the way with 17 points each.

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