A day after the start of a fight between Donovan Mitchell and Dillon Brooks, the NBA has just experienced a very rough night on its floors. The meeting between the Wolves and the Magic degenerated after a confusion between Austin Rivers and Mo Bamba. Punches were thrown… with 5 ejections on arrival.
We’re never safe from a little action in the world of the NBA. When Kyrie Irving does not ask for his trade far from the floors, several players decide to counter-attack by launching a general fight in the middle of the game. This is what happened this Friday evening in the match between Magic and Wolves, interrupted for long minutes following a fight. Mo Bamba and Austin Rivers are the main culprits.
Here’s where Mo Bamba and Markelle Fultz made fun of Austin Rivers after he missed a 3 near the Magic bench ???? pic.twitter.com/mvSyz4S7iS
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 4, 2023
Mo Bamba and Markelle Fultz mocked Austin Rivers after a missed three-pointer next to the Magic bench ????
Rain of sanctions for the Wolves of Rudy Gobert
This is how the tension has risen in this match, after questionable behavior by the Magic players. Rivers did not appreciate, especially since he would have heard some inappropriate mockery according to him. The following ? The point guard went to confront Bamba on the bench…
Full replay of the the Timberwolves-Magic fight that saw 5 players get ejected, including Austin Rivers and Mo Bamba ????pic.twitter.com/EETP98kW9X
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 4, 2023
Note that we can see the start of this altercation at the end of the video above, where several punches are thrown by Rivers and Bamba.
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 4, 2023
Punches, stroller, wrestling-style takedown: we find a bit of everything in this fight. Some players wanted to join the party, but with sometimes dangerous gestures. Result ? 5 ejections, including Mo Bamba and Austin Rivers of course. We now expect suspensions and fines from the NBA.
5 players were ejected following the incident https://t.co/kAodcSQhkV pic.twitter.com/sd8eJjvKpW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 4, 2023
Ejected players: Austin Rivers, Taurean Prince, Jaden McDaniels, Mo Bamba, Jalen Suggs.
Pretty bad pictures for the NBA, even in a game that doesn’t matter much. Penalties will rain down on the various players involved, and there is no doubt that Austin Rivers and Mo Bamba will not only take a simple fine. We will know more during the day.
:quality(70):focal(2657x1306:2667x1316)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/liberation/TEA26BIIXBAC3BLJNXPB6V64KQ.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)
