MINNEAPOLIS – Three Detroit Pistons players have been suspended for an on-court brawl with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Tempers flared during the second quarter of Detroit’s loss in Minnesota on Sunday. The Pistons were up 39-29 with 8:36 until halftime when Naz Reid drove to the hoop and got fouled by Detroit rookie Ron Holland.
After the play, Reid went up to Holland and started pointing a finger in his face. Donte DiVincenzo shoved Holland, who pushed back. The two got locked up in a shoving match and it escalated quickly, with everyone on the court getting into the scrum.
From the Pistons’ side, Isaiah Stewart was involved the scrum, as were Marcus Sasser, Simone Fontecchio, and, to a lesser extent, Malik Beasley. Even as the scuffle died down, Stewart was one of the last Pistons still trying to get after DiVincenzo.
Holland, Stewart, Sasser, and head coach J.B. Bickerstaff were ejected for the Pistons. Reid, DiVincenzo, and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni got tossed for Minnesota.
On Tuesday, April 1, the NBA announced that Stewart has been suspended for two games without pay for “escalating an on-court altercation.”
Holland and Sasser both got suspended for one game, as did Reid and DiVincenzo for the Timberwolves.
Stewart, Holland, and Sasser will all miss Wednesday’s game at Oklahoma City, and Stewart will also miss Friday’s game at Toronto.
These suspensions were announced by Joe Dumars, former Pistons great and current executive vice president, head of basketball operations for the league.
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