Jamahl Mosley got into a heated altercation with Moe Wagner during Wednesday's New Orleans Pelicans-Brooklyn Nets matchup. Mosley picked up a technical for yelling at Wagner, his former Orlando Magic player, after the Nets center said something toward the New Orleans bench. The Pelicans coach had to be held back during the altercation.
Jamahl Mosley goes after Moe Wagner during a timeout and gets a Technical. pic.twitter.com/i7xMnkTpPB
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Wagner, who played for Mosley for the last five seasons with the Orlando Magic, was asked about the altercation after the Nets' 145-111 win.
“We just miss each other, I'd say. Just miss each other,” Wagner said. “No, real talk, I don't think this is a conflict that is expressed over the media. I don't think that's appropriate. I have nothing but love for all those guys over there. I spent a great deal of my career over there. I think we all started to kind of grow in the league together. I got a great opportunity. Yeah, they basically gave me five years of being on a team, which I really cherish. Trying to win a championship together. And of course there's some emotions in that, but nothing negative from my side at all.”
“We just miss each other, I’d say…nothing negative from my side at all.”
– Moe Wagner on his in-game interaction with Pelicans head coach Jamahl Mosley, who he previously played for in Orlando. pic.twitter.com/kdvNJ1lKcV
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Mosley yelled at Derik Queen to “stay down” on a Wagner three on a possession shortly before the altercation. Wagner made the three and yelled toward his head coach afterward. He had some more words for the Pelicans bench on an ensuing possession.
Jamal Mosley was screaming for Derik Queen to stay down on Moe Wagner 3 point attempt, after he nails it, he lets his former coach hear about it. pic.twitter.com/YE99ldfy0b
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While Wagner took the high road when asked about the altercation, there appeared to be no love lost between him and Mosley. The Nets center got the better of his head coach during Wednesday's matchup.
Wagner scored 16 points, 13 in the first half, on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from three, with four assists and one turnover. The former Magic center abused the Pelicans' switching defense, punishing smaller guards inside as the Nets poured in 83 first-half points.
Jamahl Mosley gets in altercation with Moe Wagner during Pelicans' blowout loss to Nets
Mosley's on-court blow-up came amid a historically bad defensive stretch for New Orleans. The Pelicans' 34-point loss to the Nets came after they suffered a 51-point loss against the Golden State Warriors on Monday, their worst defeat in franchise history. Mosley's squad had dropped its last four games following a four-game winning streak.
The Pelicans have posted a league-worst 137.0 defensive rating during their four-game skid. They've allowed opponents to shoot 52.3 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from three, with 31.0 assists and 12.8 turnovers per game.
The Nets scored 40 points in the paint in the first half against New Orleans after entering the game averaging 39.2 per game (29th in the NBA). Brooklyn finished the game with 15 players in double figures, tying a franchise record.
Zion Williamson ripped the Pelicans for their lack of effort following Wednesday's loss. Meanwhile, Mosley took responsibility for his team's defensive woes.
“The numbers speak for themselves. That's three games in a row [giving up] 130-plus. So it's a combination of a lot of things,” the Pelicans coach said. “Our will and our want to defend at a high level, night in and night out. My job as a coach is to get them prepared, walking into a game, knowing the competition that we're playing, and then the ability to stay tied together when things don't go our way. Those things all together can help you get over the hump if you have the will and want to defend. If you stay tied together when the hard times happen. And my job as the coach is to put them in the right position to find a way to be successful in these moments. So all of that is true for the response.”