The NBA has suspended 11 players after an alarming on-court fight broke out between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
The brawl happened in the closing stages of the second quarter, with the Pistons leading 63-44 en route to their 121-101 victory. The win left Detroit with a 9-28 record while the Magic have dropped successive games to sit 13-23.
With 33.2 seconds remaining in the first half, Detroit’s Killian Hayes and Orlando’s Mo Wagner chased an awry pass into the Magic backcourt. Wagner was aware his team would be called for a backcourt violation as soon he touched it, so he slowed up to let the ball go out of bounds but Hayes attempted to cut past him.
