On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced a fine for the large-scale conflict between the Magic and the Timberwolves, Bamba suspended 4 games for about 280,000 injuries, Rivers Jr. suspended 3 games for a loss of about 60,000, Suggs suspended 1 game for about 48,000 injuries, and Jayden McDaniels fined 20,000 US dollars.
Massive Clash Review - Magic Timberwolves 5 players ejected
In the third quarter of the Magic and Timberwolves game 1 minute 32 seconds, after Rivers Jr. shot the iron, Bamba sat on the bench and stuck out his tongue to mock Rivers Jr., the two sides sprayed each other's arguments, and then a clash broke out near the Magic bench, the two punched each other and hugged and fought, seeing this, Suggs rushed to the battlefield, put down Rivers Jr. with a lock throat, the scene was chaotic, Prince and others also participated in the conflict, Rivers Jr. and Bamba locked their throats on the floor, staging a hot fight.
Bamba is said to have sat on the bench and spewed trash talk at Rivers Jr.: This is not a high school.
After the conflict, Rivers Jr., Bamba, Prince, Suggs and McDaniels were all ejected outright.
After being expelled, Bamba spoke up, and Rivers Jr. responded forcefully: Brother, I rushed up to kill the 5 of you alone, without any support. You need the help of your teammates, otherwise you'll be down by me. We only heard your name in one RAP song, not playing. Shut up! Orlando is my city, you go and inquire, they won't take care of you... Fact!
After the game, Rivers Jr. revealed that Bamba wanted to go to the dressing room to face him, but was then pushed away.
In response to the conflict between the Magic and the Timberwolves, the NBA officially added a fine that Rivers Jr. averaged 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game this season, with an annual salary of $2.91 million; Prince averaged 8.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game with an annual salary of $7.1 million; McDaniels averaged 11.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 assists per game with an annual salary of $2.16 million; Bamba averaged 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game with an annual salary of $10.3 million; Suggs averaged 9.2 points, 3.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game with an annual salary of $6.92 million.
Previously, the Magic and the Pistons clashed on a large scale, with a total of 11 players from the two teams being suspended, 8 players from the Magic team being suspended, and Mitchell and Dillon clash with Dillon, who were suspended for one game.