ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba and guard Jalen Suggs were penalized by the league for their roles in the altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday evening at Target Center.
Bamba was suspended four games without pay while Suggs was suspended one game, the league announced Saturday evening.
With 1:32 remaining in the third quarter of the Magic’s 127-120 win over the Timberwolves, Bamba and Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers engaged in an altercation in front of Orlando’s bench, with both players throwing punches.
Suggs was suspended for “escalating the altercation by aggressively grabbing Rivers around the neck and pulling him to the floor,” according to the league.
Rivers was suspended three games for his role in the altercation.
Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels was fined $20,000 for his role in the altercation, including “running into the scrum and pushing Bamba in the back.”
Per the league: “Following the incident, Bamba attempted to continue to engage with Rivers in a hostile manner in the corridor outside the locker rooms where he also aggressively shoved a security representative.”
Both Bamba and Rivers continued the escalation on social media following the game.
Bamba will begin serving his four-game suspension and Suggs will serve his one-game suspension Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets to close out the Magic’s four-game road trip.
