No punches were thrown -- only harsh words were traded -- but the Wizards' coaching staff felt compelled to separate the 7-footers with their largest player; moving 7-foot-3 rookie center Peter John Ramos from his seat behind the bench to sit between the two and maintain the peace.
With 4 minutes 1 seconds left in the third quarter, Brown began chirping at Haywood on the bench. Haywood began shouting back, "Okay! Okay!" Then Haywood stood up out of his chair and had to be held back by teammate Laron Profit. Brown kept yelling toward Haywood in anger, until forward Antawn Jamison, who is on the injured list with right knee tendinitis, jumped out of his seat behind the bench and placed a hand on Brown to calm him down. The situation was diffused when the Wizards placed Ramos next to Brown, with Ramos serving as an obstruction and keeping Haywood out of Brown's vision during their time on the bench and during timeouts.
