The NBL has launched a review of multiple incidents that marred a fiery Brisbane-Cairns clash in round two amid reports of a physical altercation involving a coach.
The Taipans were 89-86 winners in Saturday night's Queensland derby, which created headlines after an ugly on-court stoush between Lat Mayen and Bullets centre Aron Baynes.
A furious Baynes needed to be held back by teammates as he protested with a referee after high contact from Mayen during the second quarter.
Footage showed Mayen had elbowed Baynes to the throat region while contesting a rebound.
Both players received technical fouls and the pair confronted each other again as they left the court for the halftime break.
Baynes and Mayen were ejected from the game before play began in the third quarter.
On Sunday, ESPN reported Baynes was also involved in an alleged physical altercation with Taipans coach Adam Forde during the halftime break.
The NBL later released a statement confirming its Game Review Panel is reviewing incidents involving Baynes, Mayen and Forde.
"The Game Review Panel (GRP) is reviewing incidents from the game ... involving Bullets' player Aron Baynes, Taipans' player Lat Mayen and Taipans' coach Adam Forde," the league said in a statement.
"No further statement will be provided until the review process is complete."
Forde denied words were exchanged in the tunnel when he was asked about it in his post-match press conference.
Forde praised Mayen for taking his ejection in his stride.
"It was what it was and Lat took it very well. Credit to Lat, to take the punishment and move on from it," he said.
"It was always going to be a physical game.
"Brisbane had a great couple of wins to start the season and they wanted to protect the home court."
