{"id":2418024,"date":"2025-03-31T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-major-brawl-during-nba-game-leads-to-ejections-for-5-players-and-2-coaches\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:41:15","slug":"watch-major-brawl-during-nba-game-leads-to-ejections-for-5-players-and-2-coaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-major-brawl-during-nba-game-leads-to-ejections-for-5-players-and-2-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Major Brawl During NBA Game Leads to Ejections for 5 Players and 2 Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-major-brawl-during-nba-game-leads-to-ejections-for-5-players-and-2-coaches%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent NBA game, a fight erupted in the second quarter between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Detroit Pistons, leading to the ejection of five players and two coaches. The Detroit Pistons&#8217; head coach, J.B.Bickerstaff, along with players Isaiah Stewart, ron Holland II, and Marcus Sasser where dismissed, alongside Minnesota&#8217;s Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni. The conflict arose after a series of aggressive plays, leading to tensions that escalated into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-head-basketball-coach-takes-swing-at-wisconsin-assistant-brawl-ensues\/\" title=\"Michigan Head Basketball Coach Takes Swing At Wisconsin Assistant, Brawl Ensues\">physical altercation involving<\/a> all players on the court and additional staff. Bickerstaff commented on the situation, acknowledging that while things went too far, it demonstrated the players&#8217; commitment to protecting each other. The game was particularly contentious, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recording 12 technical fouls<\/a>, marking it as one of the most physically intense games in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twice-failed-candidate-beto-orourke-considering-run-for-texas-governor\/\" title=\"Twice-Failed Candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke Considering Run For Texas Governor\">recent memory<\/a>. Ultimately, the Timberwolves won the match decisively, overcoming an early 16-point deficit with a final score of 123-104.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves&rsquo; victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alarming-details-broncos-coachs-alleged-attack-police-officer-outrageous-treatment-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coach<\/a> J.B. Bickerstaff, center Isaiah Stewart, forward Ron Holland II, and guard Marcus Sasser were ejected, as were Minnesota forward Naz Reid, guard Donte DiVincenzo, and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously things went too far,&rdquo; Bickerstaff said. &ldquo;But what you see is guys looking out for one another, guys trying to protect one another, guys trying to have each other&rsquo;s backs. &hellip; Those are non-negotiables in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sex-offender-identifying-woman-charged-exposing-girls-womens-locker-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">locker room<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The skirmish began with 8:36 left in the half with the Pistons up 39-30. Stewart had received a technical foul just moments earlier when he bumped DiVincenzo hard after the whistle. Then Holland was called for a foul as he slapped the ball out of Reid&rsquo;s hands near the baseline.<\/p>\n<p>The two exchanged words, DiVincenzo stepped between them and grabbed Holland&rsquo;s jersey, and soon, all 10 players on the court and multiple coaches and trainers were part of the scrum.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A fight breaks out between the Pistons and Timberwolves<\/p>\n<p>Donte DiVincenzo, Naz Reid, Ron Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Pistons HC J. B. Bickerstaff and Wolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were all ejected <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TJA3OczOxB\">pic.twitter.com\/TJA3OczOxB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1906498527577927733?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the players were being separated, Bickerstaff and Prigioni were screaming at each other and had to be separated by team personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The whole scene played out just 20 feet from new Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez, who walked over from his courtside seat in the aftermath and appeared to call for assistance for a young fan who got caught in the middle of the melee.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tracy-morgan-removed-nba-game-wheelchair-taken-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> featured 12 technical fouls, the most in an NBA game since March 23, 2005, per OptaSTATS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought leading up to that the game was way too physical,&rdquo; Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s unfortunate, but we knew they were a super physical team. They hit you. They hold you, all the stuff that you want your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leave-it-on-the-field-with-joe-morgan\/\" title=\"Leave It On The Field With Joe Morgan\">physical teams<\/a> to do. But I just thought it got to a point where players were going to take matters into their own hands. 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Ejected from Detroit were head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, center Isaiah Stewart, forward Ron Holland II, and guard Marcus Sasser. From Minnesota, forward Naz Reid, guard Donte DiVincenzo, and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were also sent off. Bickerstaff commented on the incident by saying it went too far but emphasized that players were looking out for each other. The altercation began with 8:36 left in the half when Stewart received a technical foul for a hard bump on DiVincenzo after a whistle. Tensions escalated when Holland fouled Reid near the baseline, leading to an exchange of words that drew all ten players into a scuffle along with several coaches and trainers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/77aa35921fad451e8337387d756a0232-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7142,11581,9640,7873,34619],"class_list":["post-2418024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-basketball","tag-brawl","tag-ejections","tag-nba","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/77aa35921fad451e8337387d756a0232-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418024"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418028,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418024\/revisions\/2418028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}