Late in the third quarter of Friday night’s Timberwolves-Magic game, Orlando center Mo Bamba left the bench and got into a fight with Minnesota guard Austin Rivers. Their confrontation led to a wild scene on the Target Center floor in Minneapolis.
AUSTIN RIVERS AND MO BAMBA GET INTO IT 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kUFYXgPvI5
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Austin Rivers and Mo Bamba trading punches, Rivers walked over the Magic bench pic.twitter.com/mqsndd3szz
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Rivers had just missed a 3-pointer and looked to be reacting to something said from the Magic bench when Bamba stepped up and a melee was born.
After reviewing the play, the refs ejected Rivers, Taurean Prince and Jaden McDaniels of the Timberwolves, along with Bamba and Jalen Suggs of the Magic.
Suggs was shown on the replay pulling Rivers away from Bamba, with his effort causing Rivers to fall hard to the court.
Orlando was leading 83-73 at the time of the stoppage.
This is a developing story.
