Multiple players have been suspended after taking part in a wild brawl during an NBA game this week. During Monday night's game between the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons, the brawl began when Hornets player Moussa Diabate fouled Pistons center Jalen Duren in the third quarter.

Following everything the fight that unfolded on Monday night, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff sat with the media in his postgame press conference and was very honest about his thoughts. He stood up for his players and defended what went down on the court.

The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons take on the surging Hornets, who have won nine straight games, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In the aftermath of Monday night’s brawl in the third quarter of the Hornets’ loss to Detroit, the NBA on Wednesday suspended Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges four games each for fighting. The league also slapped the Pistons’ Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart with suspensions.

The Charlotte Hornets had their nine-game winning streak snapped last night by the Detroit Pistons. It was a tight affair, with the East-leading Pistons eking o

Game summary of the Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA game, final score 110-104, from February 9, 2026 on ESPN.

When you have Paul Reed and a Cade Cunningham who is hitting his threes, the Detroit Pistons are nearly unstoppable. Add those ingredients to an absolutely locked-in, suffocating team defense, and Detroit is invincible.

Charlotte is finally turning the corner with its young core.