# Warriors' Charles Bassey calls out Rockets' Marcus Smart after punch thrown: 'Fake toughness' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2141482 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 8 outlets covering · First listed: Fox News, Nov 12, 2026, 8:21 AM · Read it: Charles Bassey called Marcus Smart's punch "fake toughness" after the Rockets guard was ejected during the Golden State Warriors' loss in Houston. ## 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, 5:40 AM: [“Fake Toughness”: Warriors’ Charles Bassey Rips Marcus Smart After Getting Punched as Draymond Green Sends Message]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) It was a night to forget for the Golden State Warriors. They lost Stephen Curry to an injury, saw their historic eight-game winning streak come to an end, and then watched Marcus Smart throw a wild punch at their center, Charles Bassey. The blow narrowly missed landing cleanly on Bassey’s nose, potentially adding another injury - Nov 12, 2026, 6:26 AM: [Smart ejected for punching Bassey as Warriors lose Curry to injury in defeat to Rockets]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) Kerr admits concern is ‘high’ for Curry’s injuryBassey says Smart guilty of ‘fake toughness’Kevin Durant scored 20 points, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson added 19 and the Houston Rockets snapped Golden State’s eight-game winning streak with a 115-108 victory on Wednesday night.The Warriors played most of the game without Stephen Curry after the star left in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness and didn’t return. He was due to get an MRI on the injury. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:26 AM: [Warriors' Bassey calls Rockets' Smart 'fake tough' for punch atempt]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Golden State Warriors center Charles Bassey cited Marcus Smart's "fake toughness" after the Houston Rockets guard threw a punch at him in Houston. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:35 AM: [Marcus Smart called out for 'fake toughness' after throwing punch at Warriors' Charles Bassey]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) The Rockets guard was ejected on Wednesday and will likely face a suspension after getting heated with Bassey - Nov 12, 2026, 8:21 AM: [Warriors' Charles Bassey calls out Rockets' Marcus Smart after punch thrown: 'Fake toughness']() — Fox News (TV network, United States) Charles Bassey called Marcus Smart's punch "fake toughness" after the Rockets guard was ejected during the Golden State Warriors' loss in Houston.