
While Brown was fighting through the screen, he grabbed Hart’s crotch, though it appeared inadvertent. “It was just two guys that are extremely competitive,” Hart said of the confrontation with Brown. “He’s a passionate, competitive player. We were tied at halftime, he’s trying to give their team a spark and momentum and the same thing with me.” Hart and Brown embraced later in the game to bury the hatchet. “I got nothing but respect for him,” Hart said. “It’s just two competitive dudes going out there and competing at the highest level. Sometimes, tempers flare and those kinds of things. But there’s always respect.”