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NBA players suspended over on-court skirmish

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File photo: Sep 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) poses for a photo during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex
File photo: Sep 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) poses for a photo during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex

NBA suspends Philadelphia's Embiid, Minnesota player Towns for two games due to fight

The NBA suspended two players, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns, on Thursday evening for an on-court fight.

The association said on its website that Philadelphia 76ers center Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Towns will be ineligible for two games for "an on-court altercation" and "their continued escalation".

Embiid and Towns were engaged in a harsh fought against each other in the third quarter of the 76ers' match against Timberwolves in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Both players have been ejected by the referee.

The 76ers beat the Timberwolves 117-95 at the Wells Fargo Center.

The NBA decision forced Embiid to miss 76ers' games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.

Meanwhile Towns will be unavailable for Timberwolves' upcoming matches against the Washington Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks.

#Joel Embiid
#Karl-Anthony Towns
#Minnesota Timberwolves
#NBA
#on-court skirmish
#Philadelphia 76ers
#suspended
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