Five players and two coaches were ejected from Sunday’s Detroit Pistons–Minnesota Timberwolves game after a fight spilled into the crowd at Target Center.
Early in the second quarter, Timberwolves big Naz Reid was fouled by Pistons forward Ron Holland II as he drove to the rim and attempted a layup. Reid took exception to the foul, pointing at Holland while saying something to him.
The incident escalated when Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo began to push Holland, who wasn’t looking in his direction at first. Once Holland looked at DiVincenzo, the two locked arms and tussled around the baseline. They eventually fell into the front row of the stands.
Soon, all 10 players on the court and multiple coaches and trainers were part of the scrum. As the players were being separated, Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Timberwolves assistant Pablo Prigioni were screaming at each…
