On Sunday, March 30, the Pistons faced the Timberwolves for their second and final meeting in 2024-25. Detroit beat Minnesota 119-104 on January 4.
The Pistons lost 123-104 to the Timberwolves on Sunday. However, the biggest headline coming out of the game was the brawl in the second quarter. A total of seven players and coaches were ejected after an altercation broke out. Who started the fight on Sunday, Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart or Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo?
Did Isaiah Stewart or Donte DiVincenzo start the fight on Sunday?
A fight breaks out between the Pistons and Timberwolves
Donte DiVincenzo, Naz Reid, Ron Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Pistons HC J. B. Bickerstaff and Wolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were all ejected pic.twitter.com/TJA3OczOxB
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In the second quarter, Minnesota’s Naz Reid drove the basket on a fake dribble handoff. He took a hard foul from Pistons rookie Ron Holland. Tensions had been rising all game between the Pistons and Timberwolves. Holland’s foul on Reid was the boiling point. After Holland fouled Reid, Minnesota’s PF immediately went up to the rookie. They exchanged some words and Donte DiVincenzo quickly stepped in to help his teammate.
However, DiVincenzo put his hands on the neck area of Ron Holland and the situation quickly escalated. Five players including Donte DiVincenzo, Naz Reid, Isaiah Stewart, and Marcus Sassers were ejected. Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were also ejected.
To an unbiased observer, Donte DiVincenzo got the party started on Sunday night. Reid and Holland were in each other’s faces, but DiVincenzo was the first to lay hands on another player. After the game, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said the game was getting “too physical” before the fight started. Piston’s head coach J.B, Bickerstaff was proud of his team for standing up for themselves and not backing down. Despite only playing twice a season, this should stoke a heated rivalry between the Pistons and Timberwolves.
