The NBA handed down suspensions for the altercation between the Timberwolves and Pistons. While not light, the punishments for an incident that spilled into the crowd could have been much worse.
Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was suspended two games without pay “for escalating an on-court altercation. The longer suspension for Stewart is partly due to “his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league said.
Detroit’s Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser, as well as Minnesota’s Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo, were each suspended one game without pay for their roles in the altercation. Reid and DiVincenzo will serve their suspensions Tuesday night, leaving the Timberwolves shorthanded against the Denver Nuggets.