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A fight during an NBA game stole the headlines for the second night in a row.
On Friday night, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers and Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba exchanged punches in the third quarter before the fight spilled onto the court, resulting in five players being ejected from the game.
The altercation started when Rivers approached Bamba – who was sitting on Orlando’s bench – as the ball was in play on the other end of the court.
Bamba stood up from the bench before both players tussled. Magic guard Jalen Suggs pulled Rivers off of Bamba as multiple players became involved in the scrum.
Suggs and Bamba of Orlando were ejected, while Rivers, Jaden McDaniels and Taurean Prince of Minnesota were thrown from the game.
After the game, Rivers said that Bamba had been talking trash from the bench on previous plays, which led to the 11th-year guard approaching him during the play.