Big-3 Game Forfeited as Lance Stephenson & Dwight Howard Trigger Brawls

They're not called the LA Riot for nothing. After a big brawl between the teams that spilled into the stands last year, the BIG3 rematch between the Riot and the Miami 305 on the very day of the 2026 season had to be forfeited on Saturday after another massive melee set off by the likes of Michael Beasley, Dwight Howard, & Lance Stephenson. 

BREAKING: The BIG3’s matchup between Miami 305 & LA Riot had to be CALLED OFF after Michael Beasley got two technicals for going at Dwight Howard, & Lance Stephenson threw punches at Jordan Crawford after Lance pulled down his opponent 😳

Miami 305 didn’t have enough active… pic.twitter.com/qBNjzC4xvv

— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) June 20, 2026

The hostilities really heated up when Howard and Beasley got tangled up in the second half and it quickly escalated into a wild scuffle. Both of them were ejected from the game. 

A few minutes later, things got even uglier when Stephenson took down Devin Ebanks with a hard body slam, then started throwing punches at Jordan Crawford who came charging onto the scene. Another wild free-for-all ensued.

Lance Stephenson wanted smoke with the whole LA Riot team!! 🤬 Game called after altercation with both teams. pic.twitter.com/6Ya6pOpFYu

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 20, 2026

Stephenson was then ejected, leaving Miami with just two players, thereby losing by forfeit 39-30. The Miami 305 are the BIG3 defending champions.