NBA Fines Timberwolves' Naz Reid and Hawks' Mouhamed Gueye $35K Each After Fight

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The NBA fined both Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye and Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid $35,000 each for their fight during Monday night's game. Neither player was suspended. The fight occurred in the fourth quarter after Gueye was called for a foul for shoving Reid near the wing, and it took several assistants and other players to separate the two after they latched onto each other's jerseys. Both players were ejected from the game.

Why it matters

The fight in this game was largely overshadowed by the massive brawl that took place in the matchup between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets on the same night, which resulted in four players getting ejected and a number of suspensions being handed down from the league.

The details

Early in the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves' 138-116 win over the Hawks, Reid and Gueye started getting into it after Gueye was called for a foul for shoving Reid near the wing. Things escalated very quickly, and it took several assistants and other players to actually separate the two after they latched on to each other's jerseys. Both Reid and Gueye were ejected from that contest at the Target Center. Gueye had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench when he was thrown out. Reid had seven points and six rebounds for the Timberwolves.

• The fight occurred on Monday night during the Timberwolves' game against the Hawks.
• The NBA fined both players on Wednesday.