Pistons-Timberwolves Brawl
5 Suspended
Stewart Will get 2 Video games
Revealed
The NBA simply handed down a number of punishments in relation to Sunday’s Pistons vs. Timberwolves brawl … with Detroit large man Isaiah Stewart getting the the stiffest penalty.
NBA Govt VP and head of basketball ops Joe Dumars introduced the implications of the scuffle on Tuesday … saying Stewart is banned two video games for “escalating an on-court altercation,” including his historical past of “unsportsmanlike acts” performed a task within the size.
A handful of one-game suspensions have been additionally shelled out for Detroit’s Ron Holland and Marcus Sasser … in addition to Minnesota’s Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo.
All bans are with out pay.
As we beforehand reported, the entire incident was sparked after Reid confronted Holland over a defensive foul … which led to a shoving match that flooded into the stands.
The Affiliation says Reid and DiVincenzo will serve their punishments when the Wolves journey to Denver to face the Nuggets on Tuesday … and Stewart’s time away will begin with Motor Metropolis’s contest in opposition to the OKC Thunder on Wednesday, with Sasser and Holland additionally sitting out the matchup.
It isn’t nice timing for both crew … as each groups are preventing for the absolute best playoff seeding earlier than the top of the common season.
