The NBA suspended 5 gamers concerned in Sunday’s brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis with a ruling delivered Tuesday.
Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart obtained a two-game suspension with out pay, primarily based on “his repeated historical past of unsportsmanlike acts,” learn the press launch from NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
4 others concerned within the incident had been every suspended one recreation with out pay: ahead Ron Holland II and guard Marcus Sasser of the Pistons, and center-forward Naz Reid and guard Donte DiVincenzo of the Timberwolves.
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The Minnesota gamers will serve their suspensions Tuesday night time at Denver. The Detroit gamers sit Wednesday night time at Oklahoma Metropolis, with Stewart additionally lacking Friday’s recreation at Toronto. Stewart beforehand drew self-discipline for a run-in with LeBron James in 2021 and was suspended three video games for punching Suns ahead Drew Eubanks earlier than a recreation in 2023.
The more moderen scenario started when Holland fouled Reid with 8:36 remaining within the second quarter. Reid confronted Holland, who pushed DiVincenzo. DiVincenzo then “escalated the incident” by shoving Holland within the chest, the NBA mentioned.
After Holland and DiVincenzo turned entangled and fell into the spectator space, Stewart and Sasser entered the fray and shoved DiVincenzo and Reid “in a continued escalation of the scenario,” the league mentioned.
All 5 gamers obtained technical fouls and had been ejected from the sport, which the Timberwolves received, 123-104.