CHARLOTTE — Several punches were thrown during the third quarter of Monday night’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons at the Spectrum Center.
A large fight that involved forward Miles Bridges and center Moussa Diabaté broke out during the middle of the third quarter. Both Bridges and Diabaté were ejected from the game. Pistons players Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart were also ejected.
Duren had the ball and was driving toward the basket with just over seven minutes left in the third period when he was fouled by Diabate. Duren turned around to get face-to-face with Diabate and the two appeared to butt heads. Duren then hit Diabate in the face with his open right hand, starting a confrontation that lasted more than 30 seconds.
Channel 9 sports reporter DaShawn Brown captured video of the fight towards the end:
Things just got ugly.
— DaShawn Brown (@DaShawnWSOC9) February 10, 2026
Several punches thrown between the Hornets and Pistons, even prior to what I captured here.
Several DQ’s likely coming. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/jH01MYc2O9
Diabate and Duren had an initial interaction that led to benches being cleared.
This view captures the initial interaction between Moussa Diabate and Jalen Duren.
— DaShawn Brown (@DaShawnWSOC9) February 10, 2026
It only escalated from there. #Hornets | #Pistons pic.twitter.com/66kbg5cXsn
“It looked like tough physicality and two guys got in a heated conversation, and it spiraled from there,” Head Coach Charles Lee said.
Lee was ejected and had to be held back while yelling at officials for a no-call after Hornets forward Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.
“I take ownership of it,” Lee said after the game.
The Hornets lost to the Pistons by a score of 110-104, ending their 9-game winning streak.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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