Watch: Seven people ejected after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl

Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons players get into a fight during the second quarter at Target Center. Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Watch: Five players, two coaches ejected after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Mar 30, 2025 11:39 PM ET

On Sunday, a brawl broke out early in the second quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves' 123-104 home win over the Detroit Pistons.

With the Pistons leading 39-29 and 8:36 remaining in the second quarter, Timberwolves center Naz Reid drove to the basket and Pistons rookie forward Ron Holland II fouled him.

Reid and Holland exchanged words after the play. Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo then grabbed Holland's jersey, and soon all 10 players on the court and multiple coaches and trainers were involved in a melee along the baseline. The fight would spill into the stands.

As officials stopped it, Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni screamed at each other before team personnel separated them.

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
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 31, 2025

Reid, DiVincenzo, Holland, Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, Pistons guard Marcus Sasser, Bickerstaff and Prigioni were ejected. Pistons assistant coach Luke Walton assumed head-coaching duties for Bickerstaff.

Patrick Donnelly of the Associated Press wrote the fight "played out just 20 feet in front of new Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez."

Bleacher Report shared a video of Rodriguez giving a young fan a jersey after he was caught in the middle of the scuffle.

The NBA has yet to announce fines or punishments for players and coaches involved in the skirmish.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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