Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid got into an ugly fight in the NBA's most high-profile brawl in years

• An ugly fight broke out between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns on Wednesday.
• The incident began when the two players got tangled up, with Embiid shoving Towns and Towns throwing a punch at Embiid. Both players ended up on the ground, with teammates and coaches trying to separate them.
• Both players were ejected and suspensions seem likely.
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A fight broke out on Wednesday between the Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns and the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid.

The incident occurred in the third quarter after Embiid physically double-teamed Towns on offense. After Towns turned the ball over, he and Embiid stayed in the back-court grappling with one another. Embiid shoved Towns and Towns then threw a punch at Embiid, as the two got locked up and fell to the ground.

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