# Warriors center Charles Bassey decries Marcus Smart's attempted punch as ‘fake toughness' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1940342 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 4:05 AM · Read it: Rockets guard Marcus Smart tried to punch Warriors center Charles Bassey in the third quarter of Golden State's loss to Houston on Wednesday. Bassey said Smart was "playing dirty the whole game." ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 10:44 PM: [Rockets' Smart ejected for throwing punch. Warriors player calls it 'fake toughness']() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) The Rockets guard threw a punch at Warriors center Charles Bassey. - Nov 11, 2026, 11:27 PM: [Rockets' Smart ejected for throwing punch at Warriors' Bassey]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) Rockets guard Marcus Smart threw a right hook Wednesday night that grazed the nose of Warriors center Charles Bassey in the third quarter of Houston's win. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:46 AM: [Warriors center calls out Marcus Smart’s ‘fake toughness’ after punch leads to ejection]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) Marcus Smart took a swing at Golden State's Charles Bassey and got himself ejected from the Warriors’ 115-108 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:05 AM: [Warriors center Charles Bassey decries Marcus Smart's attempted punch as ‘fake toughness']() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Rockets guard Marcus Smart tried to punch Warriors center Charles Bassey in the third quarter of Golden State's loss to Houston on Wednesday. Bassey said Smart was "playing dirty the whole game."