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

NBA fights are not nearly as lethal as in the '90s, but skirmishes still happen when the level of competition begins to boil over.

Five players, a head coach and an assistant coach were all ejected from the Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 30, after a fight broke out on the court.

In December, Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall was suspended four games and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was suspended three for a similar on-court altercation. Nurkic instigated the fight, swatting at Marshall's head, provoking Marshall to throw a punch that hit Nurkic in the face.

Detroit's Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-court altercation between the teams earlier this week,

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons engaged in an in-game scuffle over the weekend in an incident that stole headlines across the NBA in the weekend that was. As expected, the league has issued discipline over the in-game fight,

Detroit's Isaiah Stewart received a two-game suspension without pay, while four other players were suspended one game each.

Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart has been suspended for two games by the NBA and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for the roles in an on-court altercati