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NBA hands out five suspensions for Timberwolves-Pistons brawl

Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid will each miss one game for the Wolves. Three Detroit players were also suspended.
Mar 30, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) looks on during the first quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Target Center.
Mar 30, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) looks on during the first quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Target Center. | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

The NBA has announced five suspensions stemming from Sunday night's brawl between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Wolves guard Donte DiVincenzo and forward Naz Reid have each been suspended for one game for their roles in the brawl, which spilled over into the first row of fans. They won't be available for Tuesday night's road game against the Denver Nuggets. That's a tough blow for Minnesota, but it also potentially could've been worse. Both players will be back in action against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.

For the Pistons, forward Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games, while guards Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser got one-game suspensions. All five players who were ejected from Sunday's contest for their role in the incident will miss at least one game without pay. Stewart was the lone player to get dinged for two games, in part due to "his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts," according to the release from the NBA and executive vice president Joe Dumars.

No discipline was announced for Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff or Wolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni, who were also ejected from the game.

The Wolves and Nuggets are set for a 9 p.m. CT tip on TNT. In addition to DiVincenzo and Reid, Minnesota will be without rookie Terrence Shannon Jr., who will miss a third consecutive game with a groin injury. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaylen Clark will be the Wolves' top two bench players, while Rob Dillingham, Luka Garza and others could be in the mix.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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