The NBA saw one of its most intense brawls of the season on Monday night as multiple players from the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons were ejected from the game after fighting on the court. The teams included a pair of VFLs in Grant Williams (Charlotte) and Tobias Harris (Detroit), but neither of the former Volunteers threw any punches or was kicked out of the game.
The massive multi-player brawl began in the third quarter between Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate. The action spilled off the court as both teams and coaching staffs rushed the playing surface, but then another fight began to break out on the other side of the court. All in all, four players were tossed: Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges, and Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.
Williams was on the Hornets’ bench during the scuffle. He wasn’t one of the players who rushed the court to get in on things. Harris, meanwhile, was in the game when the fight went down. The veteran was smart enough to try to de-escalate the matter, primarily tasked with holding back both Diabate Duren at times.
PISTONS AND HORNETS GET INTO IT!!! 😳😳
4 EJECTIONS. 4!!! pic.twitter.com/Gcl67LCh0s
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 10, 2026
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Williams was involved in another matter somewhat later in the game, though. While running down the court in the first quarter, Williams was called for an offensive foul. This sequence and call set off Hornets head coach Charles Lee, who ran onto the court and started aggressively yelling at the refs.
NOW THE HORNETS COACH IS TRYING TO ATTACK THE REFS 😂😂😂
TURN ME UP!!!
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) February 10, 2026
The Pistons ended up winning the game by a score of 110-104 in Charlotte. Tobias Harris scored 11 points and hauled in five rebounds in 35 minutes, while Williams scored 12 points with five assists in 25 minutes off the bench. The game was only Williams’ 13th played since returning to action from a bad knee injury in early January.
On the season, Harris is averaging 13.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. Williams, meanwhile, is averaging 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per contest.
Neither Harris nor Williams will be one of the players suspended by the league following Tuesday night’s chaos, but they’ll probably see some added time on the court with a few teammates being restricted to the bench over the next few games.
