The 76ers' Joel Embiid and the Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns each received two-game suspensions for their roles in an altercation in their game in Philadelphia Wednesday night.
The suspensions, announced Thursday by league vice president Kiki Vandeweghe, also noted the players' "continued escalation following the incident."
Embiid and Towns became tangled in the third quarter of the Sixers' 117-95 victory and wrestled each other to the floor before coaches and teammates separated them. Towns initially threw a punch that didn't land on Embiid, who later poked Towns in the eye with his thumb.