Five NBA players ejected over Magic, Timberwolves fight
The brawl in Minneapolis first erupted in the third quarter in front of the Orlando bench.
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A brawl erupted between players from Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves (AP)
Five players were ejected from Orlando's win against Minnesota on Friday in a second NBA brawl during Phoenix's win over Celtics in Boston.
The brawl in Minneapolis first erupted in the third quarter in front of the Orlando bench between Orlando's Mo Bamba and Minnesota's Austin Rivers.
AUSTIN RIVERS AND MO BAMBA GET INTO IT 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kUFYXgPvI5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 4, 2023
Bamba, Orlando's 2.13-meter tall center, left his seat and exchanged punches with Rivers, sparking a quarrel that had security trying to separate players.
It ended with Bamba and Rivers getting ejected along with Orlando point guard Jalen Suggs and Minnesota's Taurean Prince and Jaden McDaniels.
Austin Rivers and Mo Bamba got into an altercation on the court.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 4, 2023
Five players were ejected from the game. pic.twitter.com/TbhF9JV5xa
The incident came a day after Memphis' Dillon Brooks and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell were ejected from a game after a shoving match that followed Brooks' blow to Mitchell.
Earlier on Friday the NBA suspended Brooks for one game for sparking the confrontation and fined Mitchell $20,000 for his incensed reaction.
The Magic, who were leading 83-73 when the fight broke out with 1:32 left in the third quarter, went on to win 127-120, led by 20 points from reserve point guard Cole Anthony.
