Most NBA "fights" have as many real punches thrown as two 4-year-old girls on the playground fighting over a swing. And while this was not much of a fight, the Clippers Zach Randolph certainly did throw a punch.
This is going to earn him an extended All Star break vacation, as well as a healthy fine. Both parties said afterwards this was an open-handed slap, but the league office isn't really going to care.