The first skirmish erupted midway through the third quarter after Hornets forward Moussa Diabate fouled Pistons center Jalen Duren as he was going up for a shot in the middle of the lane. The two got face-to-face after the foul was called, and words were exchanged briefly, before Duren gave Diabate a hard shove to his face.

Four players were ejected after a massive on-court brawl broke out between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges were tossed for the Hornets,

The Detroit Pistons’ recent matchup against the Charlotte Hornets descended into chaos on Monday night, resulting in a bench-clearing brawl and four immediate ejections in Spectrum Center.