NBA Suspends 11 Players For Magic-Pistons Brawl [Video]

Iesha December 30, 2022 Sports Leave a comment

On Thursday, ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that 11 NBA players had been suspended for participating in the altercation between the Pistons and Magic on Wednesday.

The fight resulted in the ejection of three players, including Orlando’s Mortiz Wagner for the flagrant foul that sparked the incident and Detroit’s Killian Hayes and Hamadou Diallo for their participation in the fight.

NBA has suspend Detroit guard Killian Hayes for three games and Orlando's Mo Wagner for two games for altercation on Wednesday night.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 30, 2022

Hayes appeared to have punched Wagner in the back of the head, knocking him out after Wagner shoved Hayes out of bounds.

According to Wojnarowski, Hayes is suspended for three games, Wagner for two, and Diallo for one.

Eight additional Magic players were suspended for one game for leaving the bench during the incident, including Cole Anthony, RJ Hampton, Gary Harris, Kevon Harris, Admiral Schofield, Franz Wagner, Mo Bamba, and Wendell Carter Jr. However, according to NBC, the suspensions will be staggered to ensure the team has enough players for their games.