Just one day after the violent fight between Dillon Brooks (Memphis Grizzlies) and Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers) the NBA basketball witnessed, on Friday night, a more shocking altercation in which five players were expelled after the battle between Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Hostilities at the Target Center in Minneapolis broke out in the third quarter, following a close matchup between Austin Rivers (Minnesota) and Mo Bamba (Orlando). Rivers, shooting guard for the Timberwolves and son of coach Doc Rivers (Philadelphia Sixers), confronted Bamba, who was sitting on the Magic’s bench, after a strong exchange of words.
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“No sneaky ‘niceness,’ like a ball grab like Brooks did earlier with Mitchell. With a clean punch Mo Bamba, who was on the bench, jumped onto the court and began to hook Rivers, who had to be brought down by Jalen Suggs, who grabbed the Minnesota player by the neck,” he says. Sports worldfrom Spain.
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2.13 meters vs. 1.93 meters
Bamba, a 2.13-meter-tall center, immediately got up from his seat in front of Rivers (1.93 meters) and both clashed on the court, while teammates from both teams and security members came running They tried to separate them.
In addition to Bamba and Rivers, the referees also sent off point guard Jalen Suggs for the Magic, and forward Taurean Prince and power forward Jaden McDaniels for the Timberwolves. In the press room, Rivers said Bamba made disrespectful comments at him from the bench after he missed a 3-pointer from a clear position.
“I’m not going to reveal what he said but I didn’t like the way he spoke to me. There was no reason, I don’t know him personally,” said guard Rivers. “On the next play I asked him to be respectful. I don’t want to be the tough guy but I’m not going to let anyone disrespect me either, ”he added.
fight on instagram
“I felt bad about being sent off and I felt like I let my team down. Two other important players were also sent off in the process and that makes me feel really bad,” Rivers said.
Account Sports world that “the fight continued ‘dialectically’ after the game. ‘Dude, I went for you in a one-on-five! Without support,’ River began by saying in his Instagram story. He wanted to emphasize his ‘bravery’ in finding himself outnumbered by Mamba. Follow the Timberwolves player: “You needed your teammates, otherwise you would have drowned… We only know you from old rap songs,” Rivers wrote in his text.
The ‘Wolves’ player referred to the rap songs composed by Mo Bamba -also known for that other facet-.
Meanwhile, the NBA applied this Friday a game sanction to guard Dillon Brooks (Grizzlies) and a $20,000 fine to Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) for the strong fight they had on the previous Thursday, for which both were expelled. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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