Five players were ejected Friday night after a fight during the NBA game between the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The fight broke out at the end of the third quarter as Austin Rivers of the Timberwolves and Mo Bamba of the Magic began swinging at each other.
By the time the chaos was finished, Rivers, Jaden McDaniels and Taurean Prince of the Timberwolves were ejected, as were Bamba and Jalen Suggs from Orlando, according to CNN.
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Rivers said after the game that commentary from the Minnesota bench after he missed a three-point attempt instigated the fight.
“I just heard language on their bench, just by one dude — he had said something the play before, as well,” Rivers said.
“I’m not really going to get into what he said, I’m not going to snitch on the dude or whatever. I just didn’t like the way he was talking to me, for no reason, too,” he said.
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Rivers said there was nothing foreshadowing the incident.
“I don’t even know that dude. I don’t know anything about him. Obviously, I just know he’s a player for the Magic. And he proceeded to talk, so that next possession, when I went down there, I just said, pretty much, ‘Just keep it respectful, bro,’” Rivers said.
“I’m not trying to portray myself as some wannabe tough guy, that’s not even my MO, but for anybody who knows me, I’m not going to let somebody disrespect me or talk crazy. I just feel bad that I got thrown out of a game and I feel like I let my team down and in the process, two other guys, important players for our team, got thrown out as well, which makes me feel really bad,” he said.
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