The NBA has suspended five players from the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons after a brawl between the two teams spilled into the stands Sunday night.
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Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart has been suspended for two games by the NBA and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions.
On Tuesday, the NBA officially announced the punishment for several players who were involved in the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves scrap during Sun
Detroit Pistons' Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland and Marcus Sasser were suspended for the Sunday scuffle with Minnesota on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the NBA announced suspensions stemming from the Pistons-Timberwolves scuffle, with the Pistons' longest-tenured player receiving the steepest punishment.
Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.
Pistons big Isaiah Stewart was the only player to receive a multi-game suspension from the fight, with the NBA citing prior history.
Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid will each miss one game for the Wolves. Three Detroit players were also suspended.