Craig Sager of TNT reported during the fourth quarter of the network's telecast that Rockets coach Rick Adelman has sent reserve guard Von Wafer to the locker room.

At the time, the Lakers were leading the Rockets 92-82 with roughly nine minutes remaining.

Wafer reportedly had words with Adelman, prompting the coach to ban him from the bench.

Wafer, a key reserve for Houston this season, played just 9 minutes in Game 2. He scored 7 points on 3-for-4 shooting.

Von was originally drafted by the Lakers in the second round of the 2005 draft (39th overall). Many teams passed on him due to character issues and some experts were surprised he was drafted at all. Wafer attended Florida State University for two years.