Fierce fight between Wolves and Pistons with 7 players ejected!

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight in the second quarter of the game in which the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Detroit Pistons Sunday night.

Detroit lost their head coach, J.B. Bickerstaff, along with center Isaiah Stewart, forward Ron Holland II, and guard Marcus Sasser. On the Minnesota side, forward Naz Reid, guard Donte DiVincenzo, and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were ejected.

"Obviously, things went too far," said Bickerstaff. "But what you see is the guys looking out for each other, trying to protect and stand up for one another... These are non-negotiable principles in our locker room."

The altercation began with 8:36 left in the second quarter, with the Pistons leading 39-30. Moments earlier, Stewart had received a technical foul for aggressively pushing DiVincenzo after the whistle. Holland was then called for a foul after attempting to strip the ball from Reid near the baseline.

Both players exchanged words, and shortly after, DiVincenzo intervened by grabbing Holland by the jersey. Within seconds, all 10 players on the court, along with several coaches and staff members, were involved in the scuffle.

As players were separated, Bickerstaff and Prigioni started shouting at each other and had to be pulled away by members of their respective teams.

The whole scene unfolded just a few feet away from the new owner of the Timberwolves, Alex Rodriguez, who approached after the fight and apparently sought assistance for a young fan caught in the middle of the altercation.

The game accumulated a total of 12 technical fouls, the most in an NBA game since March 23, 2005, according to OptaSTATS.

"I think before that, the game was already too physical," commented Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. "It's unfortunate, but we knew they are a very physical team. They hit you, hold you, do everything you'd expect from a team with that identity. But it got to a point where players wanted to take matters into their own hands. That's something we don't want."

Despite the incident, the Timberwolves managed to overcome a 16-point deficit in the first quarter and defeated the Pistons 123-104.

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