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.
Detroit Pistons' Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland and Marcus Sasser were suspended for the Sunday scuffle with Minnesota on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the NBA officially announced the punishment for several players who were involved in the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves scrap during Sun
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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.
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.
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Pistons big Isaiah Stewart was the only player to receive a multi-game suspension from the fight, with the NBA citing prior history.
A 2Q brawl cost the Pistons Marcus Sasser, Isaiah Stewart and, most notably, coach J.B. Bickerstaff in a loss Sunday.
Isaiah Stewart is suspended for 2 games while Ron Holland II, Marcus Sasser, Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo will each serve a 1-game suspension for their roles in the on-court altercation.